1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KINGMAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 759 773 Land in farms ..................acres.. 520 667 544 071 Average size of farm .......acres.. 686 704 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 429 345 833 Average per acre .........dollars.. 532 481 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 348 59 228 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 159 1,000 acres or more ................. 165 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 675 688 acres.. 350 962 355 232 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 593 632 acres.. 266 308 258 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 64 acres.. 12 124 17 656 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 075 48 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 880 62 735 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 453 24 738 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 622 23 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 118 $100,000 or more .................... 171 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 670 39 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 584 51 213 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 441 494 Other ............................... 318 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 398 405 200 days or more ................... 244 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 481 528 number.. 49 907 55 176 Beef cows ..................farms.. 390 410 number.. 20 043 20 405 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. 694 1 018 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 484 529 number.. 42 617 37 480 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 71 number.. 3 729 6 748 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 78 number.. 8 189 12 605 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 41 number.. 1 254 2 425 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 35 number.. 826 1 192 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 32 acres.. 7 901 7 136 bushels.. 1 120 178 1 143 345 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 17 acres.. 425 805 tons, green.. 7 392 14 270 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 163 166 acres.. 12 360 10 303 bushels.. 808 613 517 930 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 506 554 acres.. 216 044 208 353 bushels.. 9 342 590 6 643 853 Oats for grain................farms.. 35 98 acres.. 1 100 4 032 bushels.. 52 525 147 578 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 35 acres.. 5 184 4 098 bushels.. 233 908 167 922 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 375 419 acres.. 26 991 32 477 tons, dry.. 64 559 72 308 @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.