1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 REPUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 684 746 Land in farms ..................acres.. 428 037 443 290 Average size of farm .......acres.. 626 594 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 399 622 338 374 Average per acre .........dollars.. 669 565 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 927 63 072 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 165 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 186 1,000 acres or more ................. 147 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 597 679 acres.. 321 273 338 521 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 578 661 acres.. 264 049 247 281 Irrigated land .................farms.. 149 176 acres.. 42 996 45 947 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 892 109 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 807 146 661 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 291 33 557 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 600 75 851 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 147 $100,000 or more .................... 194 152 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 093 87 488 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 123 117 433 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 467 566 Other ............................... 217 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 310 200 days or more ................... 175 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 431 462 number.. 61 413 55 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 381 417 number.. 16 693 16 155 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 241 443 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 428 470 number.. 69 169 90 072 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 81 number.. 8 452 20 316 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 96 number.. 15 003 35 252 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 39 number.. 11 434 10 704 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 37 number.. 558 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 282 241 acres.. 58 672 41 648 bushels.. 7 158 445 6 192 380 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 11 acres.. 1 109 322 tons, green.. 19 244 5 571 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 392 465 acres.. 55 723 67 463 bushels.. 3 972 278 4 872 698 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 456 572 acres.. 87 187 94 889 bushels.. 3 779 577 3 052 519 Oats for grain................farms.. 71 106 acres.. 2 145 2 613 bushels.. 131 579 175 640 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 375 314 acres.. 38 829 20 531 bushels.. 1 219 509 858 216 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 399 461 acres.. 24 258 25 081 tons, dry.. 55 501 59 485 @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.