1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC PHERSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 163 1 254 Land in farms ..................acres.. 522 758 537 914 Average size of farm .......acres.. 449 429 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 346 024 293 563 Average per acre .........dollars.. 847 722 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 894 55 675 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 306 180 to 499 acres .................... 357 390 500 to 999 acres .................... 232 243 1,000 acres or more ................. 126 130 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 064 1 163 acres.. 411 564 435 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 006 1 129 acres.. 344 435 339 265 Irrigated land .................farms.. 154 160 acres.. 29 410 27 828 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 040 104 673 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 196 83 471 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 374 41 318 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 665 63 355 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 252 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 173 233 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 209 175 $100,000 or more .................... 273 220 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 644 79 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 622 63 197 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 659 736 Other ............................... 504 518 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 653 715 200 days or more ................... 419 410 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 563 601 number.. 56 142 55 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 417 424 number.. 15 668 14 444 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 59 number.. 1 868 2 676 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 546 598 number.. 61 540 58 741 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 98 number.. 29 823 26 828 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 108 number.. 54 813 60 812 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 66 number.. 4 416 8 312 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 61 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 2 number.. 1 047 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 129 acres.. 16 526 14 775 bushels.. 2 645 822 2 215 416 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 30 acres.. 1 816 1 467 tons, green.. 25 726 24 415 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 611 612 acres.. 69 285 51 673 bushels.. 5 926 501 3 405 083 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 838 981 acres.. 209 797 224 444 bushels.. 12 267 470 8 847 541 Oats for grain................farms.. 35 77 acres.. 730 1 485 bushels.. 38 402 65 258 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 247 257 acres.. 22 130 17 283 bushels.. 997 314 706 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 569 639 acres.. 28 507 32 720 tons, dry.. 72 231 82 789 @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.