1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 922 1 008 Land in farms ..................acres.. 514 195 572 989 Average size of farm .......acres.. 558 568 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 400 701 320 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 718 591 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 802 55 432 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 263 314 500 to 999 acres .................... 205 267 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 151 Total cropland .................farms.. 828 914 acres.. 357 574 387 399 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 773 866 acres.. 283 203 294 209 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 1 292 999 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 264 71 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 208 70 515 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 353 35 329 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 911 35 750 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 184 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 180 201 $100,000 or more .................... 227 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 798 52 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 673 52 216 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 612 748 Other ............................... 310 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 440 402 200 days or more ................... 265 210 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 576 629 number.. 42 784 46 821 Beef cows ..................farms.. 477 537 number.. 16 878 18 250 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 57 number.. 1 866 1 686 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 565 628 number.. 29 836 35 409 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 102 246 number.. 26 172 50 417 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 254 number.. 56 953 121 533 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 27 number.. 1 064 1 387 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 29 number.. 710 2 060 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 960 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 286 206 acres.. 23 025 12 374 bushels.. 2 411 914 1 358 262 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 18 acres.. 995 468 tons, green.. 14 925 6 684 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 555 733 acres.. 75 646 108 329 bushels.. 6 825 389 9 955 678 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 574 698 acres.. 76 256 83 680 bushels.. 3 230 891 2 497 993 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 102 acres.. 1 101 2 501 bushels.. 67 101 157 931 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 609 644 acres.. 86 400 58 806 bushels.. 2 969 832 2 081 661 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 538 599 acres.. 29 043 34 530 tons, dry.. 63 228 72 694 @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.