1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PHILLIPS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 501 547 Land in farms ..................acres.. 554 603 582 053 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 107 1 064 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 456 369 360 250 Average per acre .........dollars.. 422 339 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 898 63 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 197 Total cropland .................farms.. 458 491 acres.. 322 043 355 117 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 468 acres.. 184 457 186 275 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 33 acres.. 9 275 8 825 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 760 45 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 340 83 837 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 249 21 384 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 511 24 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 71 $100,000 or more .................... 135 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 423 34 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 712 63 469 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 405 Other ............................... 165 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 220 200 days or more ................... 138 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 346 385 number.. 54 539 56 195 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 345 number.. 26 892 27 906 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 18 number.. 257 484 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 351 385 number.. 31 167 29 629 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 78 number.. 26 794 38 249 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 85 number.. 47 573 70 240 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 20 number.. 1 460 1 349 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 22 number.. (D) 715 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 47 acres.. 18 215 9 791 bushels.. 2 006 309 1 507 219 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 7 acres.. 1 394 166 tons, green.. 22 109 3 495 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 260 299 acres.. 36 449 37 102 bushels.. 2 609 958 2 518 555 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 363 413 acres.. 101 598 110 697 bushels.. 4 141 813 4 568 334 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 35 acres.. 452 1 170 bushels.. 32 967 53 188 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 9 acres.. 549 228 bushels.. 25 109 8 950 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 283 328 acres.. 24 052 24 012 tons, dry.. 72 230 70 990 @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.