1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MEADE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 416 429 Land in farms ..................acres.. 554 522 596 103 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 333 1 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 605 977 530 772 Average per acre .........dollars.. 470 390 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 046 83 027 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 40 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 168 177 Total cropland .................farms.. 375 380 acres.. 349 440 392 581 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 330 359 acres.. 222 967 202 956 Irrigated land .................farms.. 164 174 acres.. 115 363 106 415 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 668 64 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 837 149 721 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 753 32 955 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 915 31 275 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 57 $100,000 or more .................... 160 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 018 53 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 812 124 607 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 266 307 Other ............................... 150 122 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 181 200 days or more ................... 96 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 195 number.. 55 776 46 585 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 124 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 200 number.. 82 446 52 334 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 794 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 3 346 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 9 number.. 433 824 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 12 number.. (D) 466 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 134 acres.. 77 482 48 557 bushels.. 14 308 838 8 859 617 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 10 acres.. 1 022 598 tons, green.. 17 000 13 035 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 125 156 acres.. 21 507 29 426 bushels.. 1 446 142 2 618 624 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 302 323 acres.. 108 491 111 433 bushels.. 3 389 040 3 427 212 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 285 bushels.. (D) 13 555 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 29 55 acres.. 3 514 4 805 bushels.. 184 184 212 994 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 101 121 acres.. 11 568 8 966 tons, dry.. 38 585 24 999 @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.