1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEMAHA COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 007 1 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 417 656 441 417 Average size of farm .......acres.. 415 401 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 301 437 244 970 Average per acre .........dollars.. 738 612 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 107 55 186 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 353 434 500 to 999 acres .................... 210 210 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 909 1 008 acres.. 305 185 333 651 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 832 943 acres.. 223 200 228 343 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 95 483 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 606 78 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 977 70 827 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 554 25 174 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 053 52 877 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 166 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 166 204 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 173 206 $100,000 or more .................... 239 206 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 685 63 143 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 228 57 299 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 634 758 Other ............................... 373 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 484 492 200 days or more ................... 314 317 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 636 727 number.. 61 845 64 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 442 488 number.. 16 167 16 586 Milk cows ..................farms.. 85 96 number.. 5 391 4 657 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 646 739 number.. 43 729 41 828 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 154 280 number.. 105 237 114 227 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 175 308 number.. 203 763 212 913 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 32 number.. 1 019 1 369 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 400 332 acres.. 29 800 17 484 bushels.. 2 952 358 1 953 975 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 106 82 acres.. 4 164 2 511 tons, green.. 60 237 41 493 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 520 723 acres.. 71 723 101 522 bushels.. 6 379 836 9 393 841 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 435 600 acres.. 30 434 40 846 bushels.. 1 295 936 1 445 711 Oats for grain................farms.. 80 94 acres.. 1 544 1 516 bushels.. 100 835 84 781 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 575 550 acres.. 57 569 32 831 bushels.. 2 054 415 1 185 926 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 584 661 acres.. 35 817 38 013 tons, dry.. 78 507 89 536 @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.