1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARTON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 742 770 Land in farms ..................acres.. 612 617 580 199 Average size of farm .......acres.. 826 754 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 465 071 376 048 Average per acre .........dollars.. 573 514 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 895 66 190 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 178 1,000 acres or more ................. 178 188 Total cropland .................farms.. 682 718 acres.. 488 283 483 823 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 614 687 acres.. 318 983 285 558 Irrigated land .................farms.. 108 118 acres.. 43 221 42 357 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 185 656 138 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 210 179 246 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 883 27 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 132 773 110 544 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 118 $100,000 or more .................... 186 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 160 948 123 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 204 160 024 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 477 527 Other ............................... 265 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 362 200 days or more ................... 210 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 407 437 number.. 123 654 126 606 Beef cows ..................farms.. 350 376 number.. 18 926 15 361 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 20 number.. 711 651 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 409 438 number.. 178 402 139 068 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 54 number.. 3 122 6 237 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 64 number.. 11 928 14 669 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. 548 1 687 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 43 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 69 71 acres.. 27 256 21 533 bushels.. 4 574 137 3 345 272 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 21 acres.. 1 089 2 617 tons, green.. 20 178 43 131 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 368 395 acres.. 54 271 41 052 bushels.. 4 262 744 2 489 889 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 537 596 acres.. 174 290 170 396 bushels.. 8 054 985 3 227 316 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 46 acres.. 475 929 bushels.. 20 357 38 790 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 62 acres.. 10 789 6 620 bushels.. 535 835 284 972 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 402 459 acres.. 54 359 51 296 tons, dry.. 171 293 142 426 @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.