1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MIAMI COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 245 1 157 Land in farms ..................acres.. 279 859 286 989 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 710 253 614 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 440 952 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 587 31 356 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 373 248 50 to 179 acres ..................... 475 479 180 to 499 acres .................... 222 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 052 1 027 acres.. 174 958 191 073 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 911 926 acres.. 121 602 130 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 22 acres.. 583 440 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 902 32 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 050 28 074 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 052 16 343 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 850 16 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 437 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 184 213 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 196 219 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 209 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 59 $100,000 or more .................... 73 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 835 27 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 787 23 429 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 435 Other ............................... 811 722 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 804 741 200 days or more ................... 659 575 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 825 811 number.. 50 145 42 463 Beef cows ..................farms.. 707 703 number.. 19 144 18 029 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 36 number.. 832 1 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 794 787 number.. 35 291 25 297 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 52 number.. 3 408 6 584 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 50 number.. 7 082 10 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 40 number.. 741 841 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 54 number.. 1 781 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 2 number.. 1 205 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 149 acres.. 13 986 14 837 bushels.. 1 292 872 1 677 987 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 22 acres.. 924 1 469 tons, green.. 11 251 21 499 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 107 209 acres.. 5 245 11 091 bushels.. 389 865 930 470 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 118 188 acres.. 7 926 14 816 bushels.. 337 335 545 818 Oats for grain................farms.. 54 92 acres.. 1 132 1 754 bushels.. 73 314 98 867 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 289 322 acres.. 46 383 40 349 bushels.. 1 412 956 1 545 651 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 790 781 acres.. 48 576 49 866 tons, dry.. 92 943 92 324 @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.