1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENWOOD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 593 573 Land in farms ..................acres.. 634 169 603 755 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 069 1 054 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 515 763 366 768 Average per acre .........dollars.. 475 338 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 743 38 386 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 144 132 Total cropland .................farms.. 455 467 acres.. 153 183 146 211 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 426 acres.. 89 769 84 779 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 325 286 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 960 50 174 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 740 87 564 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 587 6 864 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 373 43 311 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 62 $100,000 or more .................... 110 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 370 45 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 824 79 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 334 335 Other ............................... 259 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 293 200 days or more ................... 212 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 420 414 number.. 92 828 78 420 Beef cows ..................farms.. 343 350 number.. 27 583 27 359 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 12 number.. 968 793 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 438 421 number.. 84 693 67 546 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 22 number.. 1 323 3 133 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 24 number.. 1 516 6 606 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 22 number.. 464 829 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 18 number.. 821 641 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 31 acres.. 3 859 2 213 bushels.. 405 372 223 343 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 11 acres.. 899 601 tons, green.. 13 275 7 322 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 85 125 acres.. 7 886 11 056 bushels.. 515 815 694 574 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 181 acres.. 10 983 14 374 bushels.. 492 678 483 909 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 28 acres.. 253 751 bushels.. 11 349 41 925 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 169 191 acres.. 23 789 19 840 bushels.. 756 917 678 393 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 337 353 acres.. 47 126 40 802 tons, dry.. 73 510 63 707 @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.