1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORRIS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 489 516 Land in farms ..................acres.. 395 856 409 839 Average size of farm .......acres.. 810 794 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 789 359 096 Average per acre .........dollars.. 516 443 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 249 53 850 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 420 454 acres.. 186 007 198 754 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 394 428 acres.. 132 516 123 954 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 484 252 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 229 48 596 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 583 94 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 510 10 179 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 719 38 417 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 70 $100,000 or more .................... 103 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 584 37 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 768 73 442 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 365 Other ............................... 190 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 258 225 200 days or more ................... 154 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 352 351 number.. 53 738 53 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 283 279 number.. 17 487 16 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 37 number.. 596 1 184 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 362 number.. 49 207 51 621 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 64 number.. 2 528 10 781 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 69 number.. 4 609 21 261 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 11 number.. 238 515 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 19 number.. 558 1 025 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 62 acres.. 4 523 3 688 bushels.. 490 126 413 455 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 19 acres.. 1 245 848 tons, green.. 19 759 13 983 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 235 275 acres.. 26 451 25 583 bushels.. 2 066 066 1 737 934 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 239 293 acres.. 37 099 43 064 bushels.. 1 712 097 1 323 832 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 96 acres.. 1 650 2 220 bushels.. 108 493 107 576 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 213 215 acres.. 24 309 15 030 bushels.. 963 976 464 640 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 322 acres.. 41 090 37 825 tons, dry.. 76 548 70 424 @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.