1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSBORNE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 465 536 Land in farms ..................acres.. 505 320 547 369 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 087 1 021 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 048 325 665 Average per acre .........dollars.. 372 317 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 094 63 341 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 179 208 Total cropland .................farms.. 433 495 acres.. 306 012 336 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 404 475 acres.. 191 479 175 994 Irrigated land .................farms.. 73 31 acres.. 8 227 4 695 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 964 38 836 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 096 72 454 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 137 15 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 828 23 148 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 113 $100,000 or more .................... 130 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 034 30 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 728 57 210 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 397 Other ............................... 129 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 205 200 days or more ................... 106 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 351 number.. 37 464 43 108 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 304 number.. 18 641 20 757 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 17 number.. 250 503 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 358 number.. 27 966 32 409 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 54 number.. 6 758 20 819 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 62 number.. 14 706 35 516 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 22 number.. 1 663 1 597 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 21 number.. (D) 590 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 28 acres.. 6 853 1 283 bushels.. 899 246 155 323 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 9 acres.. 369 158 tons, green.. 6 055 2 890 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 291 325 acres.. 41 372 35 159 bushels.. 2 999 770 2 446 964 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 364 403 acres.. 120 803 114 522 bushels.. 5 697 175 3 780 099 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 45 acres.. 550 1 743 bushels.. 21 441 78 082 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 20 acres.. 833 944 bushels.. 38 819 31 440 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 318 acres.. 19 892 21 278 tons, dry.. 45 528 48 519 @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.