1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 604 596 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 787 141 386 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 488 092 412 524 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 349 1 976 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 835 31 117 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 207 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 97 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 496 524 acres.. 87 874 95 995 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 423 449 acres.. 67 366 71 503 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 28 acres.. 1 432 1 168 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 332 28 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 808 47 384 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 833 12 644 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 499 15 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 211 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 29 $100,000 or more .................... 58 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 745 22 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 901 37 367 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 267 Other ............................... 376 329 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 338 200 days or more ................... 267 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 293 302 number.. 22 887 20 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 241 241 number.. 6 919 7 720 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 17 number.. 2 085 797 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 302 297 number.. 27 153 19 235 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 25 number.. 2 839 5 394 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 27 number.. 12 695 14 768 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 277 2 560 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 29 number.. 1 129 1 188 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 80 acres.. 10 401 8 733 bushels.. 980 662 1 026 761 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 16 acres.. 1 174 796 tons, green.. 23 936 10 652 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 24 67 acres.. 1 580 5 202 bushels.. 119 501 421 259 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 122 acres.. 7 629 14 413 bushels.. 313 919 575 225 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 51 acres.. 520 1 266 bushels.. 42 938 62 422 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 148 146 acres.. 26 387 21 856 bushels.. 831 802 782 180 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 354 acres.. 19 955 19 930 tons, dry.. 36 846 36 242 @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.