1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KIOWA COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 318 303 Land in farms ..................acres.. 441 979 399 835 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 390 1 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 640 485 525 455 Average per acre .........dollars.. 446 375 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 626 72 879 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 286 268 acres.. 268 186 243 529 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 233 246 acres.. 136 813 127 227 Irrigated land .................farms.. 78 85 acres.. 40 368 44 696 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 386 34 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 012 114 804 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 255 18 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 131 16 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 33 $100,000 or more .................... 89 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 717 29 222 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 173 96 125 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 213 Other ............................... 120 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 128 200 days or more ................... 87 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 156 179 number.. 35 016 31 788 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 123 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 185 number.. 37 711 27 176 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 22 number.. 3 165 4 134 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 21 number.. 4 301 7 796 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 129 209 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 3 number.. 64 62 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 66 70 acres.. 25 695 22 322 bushels.. 4 616 237 4 021 702 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 3 acres.. 327 225 tons, green.. 5 135 4 450 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 116 108 acres.. 17 551 14 615 bushels.. 1 179 196 854 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 201 acres.. 75 036 72 617 bushels.. 2 719 138 1 721 896 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 29 199 bushels.. 1 856 8 691 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 60 49 acres.. 10 846 8 772 bushels.. 620 882 370 119 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 95 115 acres.. 10 413 10 746 tons, dry.. 27 776 35 727 @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.