1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HODGEMAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 359 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 485 004 479 903 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 351 1 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 536 362 361 072 Average per acre .........dollars.. 423 304 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 876 77 390 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 67 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 174 177 Total cropland .................farms.. 335 366 acres.. 343 811 343 510 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 302 334 acres.. 169 548 150 092 Irrigated land .................farms.. 98 115 acres.. 23 999 25 877 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 423 108 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 587 275 684 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 458 11 891 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 964 96 453 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 53 $100,000 or more .................... 109 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 388 88 260 Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 209 224 011 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 243 292 Other ............................... 116 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 165 200 days or more ................... 97 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 194 212 number.. 77 800 90 920 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 123 number.. 6 695 6 930 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 399 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 225 number.. 122 955 135 513 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 13 number.. 53 845 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 14 number.. 75 1 795 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 2 073 1 733 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 10 number.. 348 246 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 30 acres.. 7 136 3 933 bushels.. 1 155 397 625 190 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 44 acres.. 5 078 4 714 tons, green.. 106 521 101 928 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 167 131 acres.. 27 546 17 418 bushels.. 2 011 130 1 156 608 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 284 314 acres.. 120 013 110 752 bushels.. 3 911 151 2 507 091 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 324 bushels.. (D) 17 359 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 8 acres.. 768 493 bushels.. 32 025 19 162 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 121 acres.. 8 432 9 993 tons, dry.. 31 923 31 106 @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.