1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 433 449 Land in farms ..................acres.. 595 104 639 327 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 374 1 424 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 866 469 051 Average per acre .........dollars.. 353 330 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 476 66 459 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 61 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 168 Total cropland .................farms.. 356 399 acres.. 193 802 221 504 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 311 362 acres.. 148 921 155 874 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 32 acres.. 5 022 4 369 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 183 50 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 277 111 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 817 13 052 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 366 36 963 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 74 $100,000 or more .................... 118 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 224 42 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 277 95 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 318 Other ............................... 152 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 190 200 days or more ................... 118 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 291 309 number.. 70 026 65 280 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 232 number.. 22 351 20 746 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 8 number.. 866 625 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 319 number.. 57 226 61 054 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 16 number.. 736 8 681 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 20 number.. 980 12 091 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. 1 109 3 389 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 14 number.. 45 286 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 13 acres.. 2 541 1 372 bushels.. 430 824 239 973 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 49 acres.. 5 879 3 988 bushels.. 332 057 220 540 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 262 316 acres.. 121 444 132 844 bushels.. 4 616 138 3 921 608 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 33 acres.. 470 1 279 bushels.. 15 316 53 745 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 16 acres.. 788 1 210 bushels.. 31 895 37 497 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 219 acres.. 18 483 16 999 tons, dry.. 50 104 45 996 @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.