1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEOSHO COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 722 707 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 968 326 716 Average size of farm .......acres.. 478 462 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 032 222 018 Average per acre .........dollars.. 536 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 355 41 569 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 612 619 acres.. 221 197 202 635 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 528 573 acres.. 140 244 136 834 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 946 34 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 556 48 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 831 14 735 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 115 19 475 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 75 $100,000 or more .................... 94 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 275 26 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 442 38 129 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 365 Other ............................... 381 342 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 439 385 200 days or more ................... 326 297 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 519 534 number.. 48 535 42 180 Beef cows ..................farms.. 462 459 number.. 16 513 16 856 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 41 number.. 1 230 2 064 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 507 526 number.. 30 417 25 338 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 53 number.. 8 312 21 737 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 57 number.. 14 729 28 367 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 29 number.. 716 1 428 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 28 number.. 423 970 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 82 89 acres.. 7 980 8 299 bushels.. 912 504 928 312 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 8 acres.. 318 530 tons, green.. 4 560 8 190 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 201 207 acres.. 20 443 19 630 bushels.. 1 768 781 1 583 315 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 194 297 acres.. 31 420 46 994 bushels.. 1 302 672 1 768 798 Oats for grain................farms.. 66 115 acres.. 2 295 3 844 bushels.. 146 010 210 866 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 284 279 acres.. 51 367 36 183 bushels.. 1 753 319 960 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 420 447 acres.. 30 916 28 086 tons, dry.. 55 040 49 906 @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.