1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HASKELL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 241 287 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 790 366 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 530 1 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 320 848 824 628 Average per acre .........dollars.. 828 694 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 557 153 368 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 41 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 245 acres.. 326 674 336 015 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 198 242 acres.. 245 430 248 423 Irrigated land .................farms.. 159 196 acres.. 176 247 193 151 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 432 446 362 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 794 382 1 261 995 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 036 60 052 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 357 410 302 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 25 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 34 $100,000 or more .................... 159 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 351 269 301 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 457 549 1 051 476 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 239 Other ............................... 51 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 78 86 200 days or more ................... 36 38 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 102 number.. 221 182 161 280 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 49 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 69 100 number.. 469 809 365 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 18 number.. (D) 10 185 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 18 number.. (D) 24 483 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 10 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 174 acres.. 117 417 98 657 bushels.. 22 815 314 18 784 018 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 16 acres.. 1 325 1 256 tons, green.. 32 856 30 026 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 72 84 acres.. 14 584 18 171 bushels.. 927 717 1 517 350 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 175 213 acres.. 106 425 122 788 bushels.. 4 193 971 5 434 200 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 65 acres.. 4 009 6 176 bushels.. 173 514 284 990 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 38 40 acres.. 5 272 3 511 tons, dry.. 23 326 16 193 @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.