1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 046 1 041 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 826 206 530 Average size of farm .......acres.. 193 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 865 195 152 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 724 945 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 607 27 838 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 295 269 50 to 179 acres ..................... 425 428 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 911 928 acres.. 126 275 141 999 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 817 828 acres.. 92 913 100 089 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 132 395 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 483 31 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 615 30 636 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 130 16 057 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 353 15 835 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 297 291 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 194 202 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 172 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 203 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 47 $100,000 or more .................... 62 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 705 24 840 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 162 23 884 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 430 440 Other ............................... 616 601 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 630 611 200 days or more ................... 482 481 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 693 681 number.. 32 377 31 581 Beef cows ..................farms.. 600 562 number.. 13 578 12 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 48 number.. 2 591 3 684 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 675 649 number.. 16 183 14 953 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 115 number.. 9 141 16 390 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 120 number.. 23 924 30 349 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 21 number.. 701 586 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 53 number.. 1 073 1 630 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 212 219 acres.. 19 575 18 400 bushels.. 1 866 369 2 034 259 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 54 acres.. 1 806 2 231 tons, green.. 25 351 29 514 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 66 167 acres.. 2 672 9 833 bushels.. 219 350 836 965 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 208 acres.. 5 954 11 256 bushels.. 246 006 385 920 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 63 acres.. 623 1 139 bushels.. 37 914 62 593 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 259 267 acres.. 31 806 26 035 bushels.. 1 033 723 1 013 340 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 682 674 acres.. 32 925 33 605 tons, dry.. 63 283 66 386 @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.