1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NESS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 516 559 Land in farms ..................acres.. 623 096 668 420 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 208 1 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 598 355 404 Average per acre .........dollars.. 334 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 016 54 364 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 67 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 212 238 Total cropland .................farms.. 476 514 acres.. 414 040 453 050 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 433 485 acres.. 198 653 193 856 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 24 acres.. 3 093 2 883 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 357 33 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 584 60 241 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 293 16 701 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 065 16 973 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 99 $100,000 or more .................... 103 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 370 24 415 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 115 43 677 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 356 401 Other ............................... 160 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 248 200 days or more ................... 128 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 335 369 number.. 40 655 45 134 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 284 number.. 18 177 19 260 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 80 257 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 350 382 number.. 31 782 32 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 10 number.. 203 1 084 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 13 number.. 388 1 078 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 13 number.. 1 149 812 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) 360 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 1 acres.. 2 413 (D) bushels.. 280 808 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 78 tons, green.. 0 1 660 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 160 149 acres.. 20 982 14 954 bushels.. 1 325 392 830 287 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 415 473 acres.. 161 691 162 046 bushels.. 5 878 367 5 279 805 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 148 379 bushels.. 5 150 15 802 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 245 acres.. 10 566 14 380 tons, dry.. 33 898 38 510 @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.