1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 805 781 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 461 337 300 Average size of farm .......acres.. 409 432 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 173 165 240 Average per acre .........dollars.. 493 368 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 304 29 679 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 221 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 701 672 acres.. 158 334 182 214 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 610 603 acres.. 97 867 101 306 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 301 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 604 27 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 775 34 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 444 8 167 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 160 18 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 57 $100,000 or more .................... 70 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 823 24 240 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 387 31 037 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 368 395 Other ............................... 437 386 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 437 200 days or more ................... 359 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 608 597 number.. 58 572 49 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 531 520 number.. 23 609 21 386 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 35 number.. 696 938 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 601 593 number.. 34 542 30 830 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 53 number.. 3 275 5 833 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 56 number.. 5 735 8 803 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 8 number.. 346 329 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 27 number.. 624 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 75 acres.. 4 797 5 967 bushels.. 460 451 547 316 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 17 acres.. 520 531 tons, green.. 7 125 6 471 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 112 124 acres.. 8 743 8 909 bushels.. 735 320 615 468 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 169 acres.. 6 973 17 844 bushels.. 309 839 672 447 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 60 acres.. 658 1 592 bushels.. 47 075 84 576 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 240 244 acres.. 34 878 32 810 bushels.. 1 167 331 794 994 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 527 523 acres.. 46 558 41 174 tons, dry.. 80 022 70 068 @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.