1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 968 1 006 Land in farms ..................acres.. 562 926 588 061 Average size of farm .......acres.. 582 585 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 394 029 303 824 Average per acre .........dollars.. 717 484 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 051 52 465 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 219 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 279 500 to 999 acres .................... 195 229 1,000 acres or more ................. 156 150 Total cropland .................farms.. 882 937 acres.. 367 692 389 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 826 911 acres.. 286 536 295 435 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 23 acres.. 2 263 2 716 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 302 76 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 990 75 714 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 091 26 497 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 211 49 671 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 212 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 145 $100,000 or more .................... 219 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 719 57 837 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 791 57 492 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 587 691 Other ............................... 381 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 490 421 200 days or more ................... 300 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 606 640 number.. 79 361 75 985 Beef cows ..................farms.. 409 421 number.. 19 267 19 392 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 78 number.. 3 077 4 152 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 591 643 number.. 60 291 57 415 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 159 number.. 27 749 31 358 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 170 number.. 51 042 62 728 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 49 number.. 2 077 4 021 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 48 number.. (D) 103 604 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 91 117 acres.. 5 374 5 999 bushels.. 544 336 601 875 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 54 84 acres.. 2 501 3 038 tons, green.. 33 314 36 459 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 535 652 acres.. 81 375 80 455 bushels.. 6 330 563 5 607 204 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 663 761 acres.. 132 289 144 031 bushels.. 6 731 484 5 262 171 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 150 acres.. 2 315 3 835 bushels.. 131 439 190 496 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 218 184 acres.. 12 976 6 953 bushels.. 429 560 213 197 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 661 710 acres.. 57 957 56 977 tons, dry.. 134 197 122 550 @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.