1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRAY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 461 497 Land in farms ..................acres.. 555 937 517 623 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 206 1 041 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 785 515 528 428 Average per acre .........dollars.. 663 502 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 506 103 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 131 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 175 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 416 439 acres.. 468 840 452 677 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 421 acres.. 303 493 278 269 Irrigated land .................farms.. 259 276 acres.. 165 311 168 402 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 373 688 263 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 810 604 530 974 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 688 54 533 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 296 000 209 361 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 43 77 $100,000 or more .................... 256 225 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 308 646 229 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 669 515 462 106 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 379 Other ............................... 116 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 207 200 days or more ................... 93 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 219 number.. 182 336 130 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 91 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 221 number.. 396 685 273 465 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 20 number.. (D) 4 347 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 23 number.. (D) 7 837 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 2 995 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 222 200 acres.. 98 088 68 556 bushels.. 18 210 403 12 587 545 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 13 acres.. 2 338 2 041 tons, green.. 55 078 47 400 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 201 174 acres.. 41 886 32 785 bushels.. 3 154 323 3 016 818 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 319 372 acres.. 135 326 145 194 bushels.. 5 056 755 5 024 800 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 9 acres.. 447 793 bushels.. 21 676 19 175 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 69 acres.. 3 793 4 245 bushels.. 178 341 170 381 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 121 acres.. 23 642 28 590 tons, dry.. 131 879 151 361 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.