1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 018 981 Land in farms ..................acres.. 269 019 271 713 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 162 188 212 Average per acre .........dollars.. 844 773 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 039 29 831 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 179 50 to 179 acres ..................... 453 388 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 885 887 acres.. 175 768 183 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 765 795 acres.. 123 538 128 220 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 25 acres.. 2 176 2 489 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 740 35 883 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 126 36 578 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 261 18 602 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 479 17 281 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 287 216 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 159 148 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 174 182 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 78 $100,000 or more .................... 94 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 426 26 982 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 941 27 504 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 419 445 Other ............................... 599 536 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 646 594 200 days or more ................... 528 451 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 677 617 number.. 38 328 39 150 Beef cows ..................farms.. 584 526 number.. 15 808 14 972 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 45 number.. 1 819 1 706 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 651 597 number.. 22 926 22 620 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 95 number.. 4 872 12 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 91 number.. 8 077 20 770 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 20 number.. 457 457 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 59 number.. 1 473 1 761 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 217 205 acres.. 31 027 25 386 bushels.. 3 014 975 3 194 824 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 31 acres.. 1 021 987 tons, green.. 13 215 12 234 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 94 180 acres.. 6 703 14 261 bushels.. 560 119 1 258 027 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 105 215 acres.. 5 424 14 153 bushels.. 219 501 468 688 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 62 acres.. 1 054 1 171 bushels.. 62 398 59 776 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 281 293 acres.. 43 678 39 176 bushels.. 1 413 132 1 614 089 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 615 604 acres.. 37 037 36 408 tons, dry.. 58 059 66 933 @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.