1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PRATT COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 434 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 437 382 432 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 008 969 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 539 978 511 923 Average per acre .........dollars.. 541 490 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 177 95 334 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 84 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 148 157 Total cropland .................farms.. 405 391 acres.. 365 014 359 486 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 330 379 acres.. 261 772 239 092 Irrigated land .................farms.. 122 147 acres.. 73 127 66 758 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 147 530 143 661 Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 931 322 110 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 374 34 504 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 100 156 109 157 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 59 $100,000 or more .................... 154 153 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 500 132 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 345 296 143 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 318 Other ............................... 162 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 196 187 200 days or more ................... 127 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 239 number.. 77 078 81 163 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 155 number.. 6 950 5 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 7 number.. 267 86 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 247 number.. 131 576 139 291 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 29 number.. (D) 18 835 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 34 number.. (D) 27 902 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. 457 536 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 20 number.. 445 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 118 120 acres.. 59 298 41 633 bushels.. 9 196 993 6 886 035 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 13 acres.. 367 996 tons, green.. 7 910 17 475 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 177 196 acres.. 33 791 24 351 bushels.. 2 396 953 1 498 364 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 288 337 acres.. 145 834 147 309 bushels.. 5 420 142 4 689 204 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 21 acres.. 293 780 bushels.. 16 668 31 553 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 75 80 acres.. 12 413 8 941 bushels.. 645 213 373 125 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 140 164 acres.. 13 896 19 811 tons, dry.. 50 926 75 968 @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.