1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROWN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 599 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 927 339 138 Average size of farm .......acres.. 556 493 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 933 363 820 Average per acre .........dollars.. 961 693 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 644 65 190 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 193 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 102 Total cropland .................farms.. 541 613 acres.. 267 171 271 631 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 512 593 acres.. 232 353 223 777 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 44 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 253 76 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 284 111 285 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 064 39 948 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 189 36 616 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 93 $100,000 or more .................... 176 177 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 844 54 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 406 79 015 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 373 490 Other ............................... 226 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 263 200 days or more ................... 173 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 389 number.. 29 279 36 661 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 301 number.. 9 055 10 517 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 37 number.. 1 067 1 670 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 385 number.. 23 113 37 390 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 127 number.. 25 776 38 525 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 137 number.. 44 551 83 365 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 31 number.. 1 418 2 609 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 12 number.. 299 439 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 336 322 acres.. 78 782 55 346 bushels.. 8 011 789 7 287 399 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 48 acres.. 1 185 1 687 tons, green.. 20 957 24 062 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 206 332 acres.. 19 478 39 495 bushels.. 1 807 382 3 914 386 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 229 376 acres.. 18 515 35 330 bushels.. 919 940 1 359 160 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 95 acres.. 1 223 1 892 bushels.. 96 995 136 219 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 420 476 acres.. 100 320 78 622 bushels.. 3 664 897 3 096 279 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 304 371 acres.. 16 922 18 168 tons, dry.. 38 086 45 350 @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.