1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARVEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 779 774 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 003 319 686 Average size of farm .......acres.. 412 413 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 065 299 307 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 001 695 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 285 58 318 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 196 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 198 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 716 725 acres.. 281 879 287 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 675 695 acres.. 247 026 238 092 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 113 acres.. 28 061 20 970 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 397 57 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 652 74 538 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 711 28 452 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 686 29 240 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 104 $100,000 or more .................... 192 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 436 43 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 177 56 623 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 456 Other ............................... 339 318 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 427 445 200 days or more ................... 267 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 345 355 number.. 34 199 35 396 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 244 number.. 6 507 6 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 32 number.. 1 449 1 440 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 341 350 number.. 27 954 31 604 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 87 number.. 17 476 23 543 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 100 number.. 40 995 47 715 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 57 number.. 2 609 5 392 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 38 number.. 138 172 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) 730 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 93 acres.. 14 243 10 883 bushels.. 2 187 462 1 463 184 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 24 acres.. 1 602 1 137 tons, green.. 20 702 11 997 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 447 475 acres.. 78 254 70 302 bushels.. 6 092 523 4 745 251 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 500 544 acres.. 115 785 123 640 bushels.. 6 064 429 4 819 719 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 46 acres.. 269 998 bushels.. 15 681 45 848 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 237 210 acres.. 24 220 16 532 bushels.. 1 082 427 599 724 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 394 424 acres.. 18 166 18 939 tons, dry.. 40 953 42 776 @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.