1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 050 1 017 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 435 340 035 Average size of farm .......acres.. 306 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 386 174 511 Average per acre .........dollars.. 660 518 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 398 27 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 420 375 180 to 499 acres .................... 260 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 885 878 acres.. 189 526 213 524 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 733 792 acres.. 115 438 127 413 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 161 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 913 32 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 536 31 821 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 839 13 035 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 074 19 327 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 243 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 179 187 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 228 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 91 $100,000 or more .................... 76 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 327 25 139 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 049 24 719 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 519 Other ............................... 616 498 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 656 598 200 days or more ................... 509 453 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 725 736 number.. 46 501 46 011 Beef cows ..................farms.. 622 627 number.. 23 018 21 553 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 54 number.. 595 1 184 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 729 746 number.. 27 793 31 029 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 94 number.. 4 781 7 580 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 105 number.. 6 307 16 135 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 30 number.. 1 119 1 959 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 45 number.. 748 1 058 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 196 214 acres.. 16 775 16 138 bushels.. 1 520 621 1 776 772 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 16 acres.. 558 369 tons, green.. 5 932 5 630 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 115 248 acres.. 9 781 17 045 bushels.. 761 146 1 436 210 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 132 251 acres.. 7 263 18 089 bushels.. 290 066 634 758 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 64 acres.. 388 1 169 bushels.. 25 510 58 432 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 290 306 acres.. 35 961 25 596 bushels.. 1 162 344 952 483 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 628 672 acres.. 46 817 51 837 tons, dry.. 77 347 90 003 @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.