1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 787 777 Land in farms ..................acres.. 443 014 451 362 Average size of farm .......acres.. 563 581 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 390 175 293 845 Average per acre .........dollars.. 686 439 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 703 41 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 128 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 684 682 acres.. 198 780 206 072 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 621 634 acres.. 137 456 132 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 46 acres.. 12 753 10 658 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 811 51 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 834 66 008 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 299 13 722 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 513 37 566 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 157 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 95 $100,000 or more .................... 102 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 275 44 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 905 57 578 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 381 410 Other ............................... 406 367 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 446 422 200 days or more ................... 320 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 528 535 number.. 66 067 64 653 Beef cows ..................farms.. 462 469 number.. 25 070 23 850 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 44 number.. 559 887 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 524 527 number.. 49 940 51 419 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 138 number.. 29 289 35 100 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 146 number.. 49 933 63 748 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 19 number.. 1 329 742 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 121 acres.. 17 632 13 724 bushels.. 2 113 459 1 824 777 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 36 acres.. 2 718 2 312 tons, green.. 47 451 42 403 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 243 315 acres.. 17 471 27 633 bushels.. 1 402 631 2 456 230 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 234 315 acres.. 16 010 22 520 bushels.. 713 432 781 375 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 79 acres.. 566 1 206 bushels.. 35 233 59 504 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 308 253 acres.. 33 593 19 028 bushels.. 1 227 311 766 325 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 510 523 acres.. 55 151 52 934 tons, dry.. 85 172 94 349 @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.