1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSAGE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 890 848 Land in farms ..................acres.. 359 967 349 293 Average size of farm .......acres.. 404 412 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 416 209 500 Average per acre .........dollars.. 615 518 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 885 37 268 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 265 276 180 to 499 acres .................... 263 254 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 792 769 acres.. 221 061 221 101 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 714 712 acres.. 161 681 151 641 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 4 acres.. 1 228 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 717 34 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 749 41 165 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 962 17 863 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 755 17 045 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 89 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 92 $100,000 or more .................... 97 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 549 26 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 201 30 693 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 404 417 Other ............................... 486 431 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 558 517 200 days or more ................... 385 359 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 504 497 number.. 33 162 35 356 Beef cows ..................farms.. 413 378 number.. 12 323 12 607 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 262 328 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 500 488 number.. 28 720 25 469 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 60 number.. 3 168 12 639 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 68 number.. 7 344 19 612 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 23 number.. 461 585 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 24 number.. 803 599 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 169 92 acres.. 15 017 5 646 bushels.. 1 656 719 620 566 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 12 acres.. 308 408 tons, green.. 4 325 4 784 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 275 359 acres.. 29 223 37 284 bushels.. 2 551 040 3 522 570 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 194 301 acres.. 12 089 21 110 bushels.. 514 412 768 850 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 51 acres.. 772 669 bushels.. 50 357 30 069 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 402 acres.. 62 727 46 271 bushels.. 2 060 117 1 548 039 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 522 523 acres.. 46 626 48 621 tons, dry.. 74 183 75 314 @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.