1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 529 550 Land in farms ..................acres.. 460 898 499 112 Average size of farm .......acres.. 871 907 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 458 605 442 202 Average per acre .........dollars.. 494 501 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 839 63 284 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 122 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 166 Total cropland .................farms.. 479 499 acres.. 318 521 350 169 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 471 acres.. 267 893 278 553 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 1 263 818 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 184 53 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 318 96 932 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 377 23 899 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 807 29 414 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 77 $100,000 or more .................... 154 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 047 46 234 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 704 83 909 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 378 Other ............................... 203 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 255 243 200 days or more ................... 159 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 346 number.. 49 918 57 891 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 228 number.. 11 607 12 383 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 125 255 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 351 number.. 44 792 47 865 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 20 number.. 363 3 438 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 22 number.. (D) 6 426 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 30 number.. 540 3 008 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 11 acres.. 2 863 2 774 bushels.. 237 553 374 403 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 1 337 tons, green.. 0 8 464 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 72 50 acres.. 11 423 3 332 bushels.. 809 410 176 798 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 384 441 acres.. 239 496 251 660 bushels.. 9 654 214 7 394 254 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 37 acres.. 919 1 739 bushels.. 30 647 67 740 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 10 acres.. 1 390 793 bushels.. 57 238 22 655 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 283 acres.. 14 754 19 315 tons, dry.. 35 967 42 881 @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.