1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RENO COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 363 1 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 661 960 700 869 Average size of farm .......acres.. 486 513 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 697 336 151 Average per acre .........dollars.. 728 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 893 52 783 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 187 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 377 300 180 to 499 acres .................... 325 365 500 to 999 acres .................... 201 212 1,000 acres or more ................. 207 232 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 227 1 242 acres.. 500 307 553 438 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 029 1 139 acres.. 381 856 389 731 Irrigated land .................farms.. 145 127 acres.. 28 018 26 926 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 987 110 093 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 303 80 536 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 898 45 043 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 089 65 050 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 317 215 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 222 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 171 230 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 159 185 $100,000 or more .................... 264 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 106 806 95 109 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 418 69 575 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 727 800 Other ............................... 636 567 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 737 745 200 days or more ................... 520 478 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 693 703 number.. 84 054 74 535 Beef cows ..................farms.. 510 476 number.. 20 983 17 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 120 number.. 3 755 3 593 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 671 681 number.. 87 500 74 227 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 124 number.. 20 425 15 131 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 134 number.. 66 935 44 877 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 86 125 number.. 4 711 11 415 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 67 93 number.. 68 736 172 467 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 12 number.. 5 765 72 334 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 73 acres.. 13 613 13 727 bushels.. 2 055 359 2 006 703 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 32 acres.. 1 342 829 tons, green.. 23 679 12 831 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 523 591 acres.. 85 884 81 222 bushels.. 6 848 495 5 143 797 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 782 910 acres.. 229 316 246 292 bushels.. 10 631 040 8 738 047 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 91 acres.. 1 087 3 010 bushels.. 60 920 138 344 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 154 143 acres.. 15 034 11 181 bushels.. 654 934 408 061 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 640 742 acres.. 42 702 38 641 tons, dry.. 117 976 103 387 @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.