1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MITCHELL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 487 514 Land in farms ..................acres.. 454 521 479 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 933 933 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 532 822 453 015 Average per acre .........dollars.. 598 498 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 825 94 035 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 191 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 483 acres.. 357 007 385 044 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 410 466 acres.. 271 909 258 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 37 acres.. 5 153 4 695 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 545 70 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 710 136 683 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 652 26 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 892 43 898 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 90 $100,000 or more .................... 178 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 452 56 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 975 109 394 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 370 Other ............................... 133 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 228 211 200 days or more ................... 121 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 289 number.. 49 185 50 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 227 239 number.. 14 351 14 291 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. 220 402 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 284 number.. 59 810 55 788 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 60 number.. 24 482 20 944 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 62 number.. 89 233 38 412 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 32 number.. 752 2 537 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 54 36 acres.. 6 163 4 015 bushels.. 670 729 539 186 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 5 acres.. 455 410 tons, green.. 7 324 6 860 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 316 333 acres.. 67 446 51 861 bushels.. 5 022 248 3 852 918 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 373 419 acres.. 174 556 182 327 bushels.. 8 345 372 6 307 314 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 31 acres.. 1 054 1 209 bushels.. 63 097 43 335 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 42 acres.. 5 059 4 364 bushels.. 181 163 146 276 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 270 acres.. 18 361 16 030 tons, dry.. 49 963 42 439 @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.