1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEWELL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 579 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 459 122 484 823 Average size of farm .......acres.. 793 736 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 733 322 952 Average per acre .........dollars.. 541 425 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 184 74 463 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 182 Total cropland .................farms.. 529 601 acres.. 314 910 340 801 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 480 576 acres.. 227 430 226 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 31 acres.. 7 952 7 079 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 224 50 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 470 76 260 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 076 24 590 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 148 25 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 106 $100,000 or more .................... 155 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 451 38 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 683 58 913 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 424 500 Other ............................... 155 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 233 249 200 days or more ................... 130 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 408 number.. 35 831 42 792 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 361 number.. 15 409 19 127 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 25 number.. 492 577 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 361 409 number.. 24 128 27 982 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 132 number.. 25 775 49 074 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 143 number.. 58 689 99 502 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 36 number.. 3 520 8 743 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 445 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 112 46 acres.. 13 627 7 773 bushels.. 1 438 864 1 078 522 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 9 acres.. 394 217 tons, green.. 5 472 3 002 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 357 433 acres.. 61 621 62 665 bushels.. 4 803 671 4 979 255 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 410 482 acres.. 121 992 126 641 bushels.. 5 486 174 4 940 146 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 57 acres.. 1 248 1 681 bushels.. 91 523 99 535 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 94 56 acres.. 7 667 4 065 bushels.. 285 319 137 212 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 380 acres.. 24 272 25 024 tons, dry.. 61 277 61 160 @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.