1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORTON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 233 231 Land in farms ..................acres.. 422 492 427 403 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 813 1 850 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 653 331 662 212 Average per acre .........dollars.. 374 331 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 101 88 999 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 112 Total cropland .................farms.. 199 199 acres.. 268 025 279 015 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 144 171 acres.. 148 151 128 766 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 77 acres.. 42 008 42 367 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 746 24 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 839 106 939 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 449 15 258 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 297 9 444 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 29 $100,000 or more .................... 69 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 630 19 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 377 86 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 162 Other ............................... 77 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 102 99 200 days or more ................... 62 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 102 number.. 20 067 15 780 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 85 number.. 6 210 4 943 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. 7 27 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 106 number.. 21 286 16 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 1 176 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 1 440 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 61 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 35 acres.. 16 359 7 401 bushels.. 2 918 894 1 211 819 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 1 143 tons, green.. (D) 24 468 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 103 97 acres.. 49 441 40 121 bushels.. 2 003 759 2 144 663 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 155 acres.. 82 036 75 735 bushels.. 2 542 217 2 765 084 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 245 bushels.. (D) 12 560 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 28 35 acres.. 4 311 2 084 tons, dry.. 20 643 4 871 @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.