1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NORTON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 399 420 Land in farms ..................acres.. 478 809 465 527 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 200 1 108 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 621 338 434 803 Average per acre .........dollars.. 432 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 916 66 108 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 157 154 Total cropland .................farms.. 348 381 acres.. 288 994 290 649 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 321 359 acres.. 167 046 152 127 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 42 acres.. 7 793 6 553 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 674 38 331 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 447 91 263 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 845 17 359 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 829 20 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 69 $100,000 or more .................... 121 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 354 32 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 619 76 600 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 292 Other ............................... 145 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 196 178 200 days or more ................... 128 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 255 number.. 40 881 37 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 230 number.. 19 195 17 173 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 146 142 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 261 number.. 25 384 29 548 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 55 number.. 50 891 29 664 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 57 number.. 62 468 45 828 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 320 1 605 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 113 68 acres.. 29 201 13 626 bushels.. 2 632 851 1 549 400 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 7 acres.. 583 557 tons, green.. 9 744 10 526 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 133 159 acres.. 20 571 18 448 bushels.. 1 451 539 1 326 739 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 280 321 acres.. 100 354 103 370 bushels.. 3 915 381 4 167 758 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 21 acres.. 601 643 bushels.. 31 582 44 280 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 1 acres.. 416 (D) bushels.. 21 103 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 200 acres.. 14 226 12 435 tons, dry.. 40 565 38 291 @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.