1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KEARNY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 271 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 525 746 517 376 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 940 1 815 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 889 966 765 599 Average per acre .........dollars.. 468 408 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 292 103 720 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 242 262 acres.. 381 150 389 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 200 239 acres.. 209 155 184 669 Irrigated land .................farms.. 98 118 acres.. 79 971 67 416 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 184 714 202 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 681 602 711 390 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 177 29 326 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 139 537 173 420 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 42 $100,000 or more .................... 115 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 166 359 170 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 613 871 596 672 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 206 224 Other ............................... 65 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 120 200 days or more ................... 53 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 118 number.. 106 275 122 575 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 82 number.. (D) 5 640 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 92 122 number.. 206 509 214 440 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 13 number.. 1 306 1 547 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 15 number.. 3 066 5 546 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 8 number.. 617 472 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 81 67 acres.. 47 409 24 895 bushels.. 7 648 867 4 268 557 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 12 acres.. 1 585 1 027 tons, green.. 35 409 24 661 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 72 75 acres.. 19 512 13 078 bushels.. 1 264 074 1 029 480 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 153 202 acres.. 114 482 126 219 bushels.. 4 264 040 4 476 643 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 28 acres.. 937 2 815 bushels.. 37 379 101 376 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 80 acres.. 24 349 16 591 tons, dry.. 140 176 100 597 @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.