1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 256 1 247 Land in farms ..................acres.. 758 784 765 688 Average size of farm .......acres.. 604 614 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 543 310 898 Average per acre .........dollars.. 715 533 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 542 40 239 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 214 193 50 to 179 acres ..................... 388 352 180 to 499 acres .................... 270 279 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 171 1,000 acres or more ................. 189 201 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 039 1 021 acres.. 313 885 332 120 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 917 897 acres.. 228 049 234 242 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 14 acres.. 669 889 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 133 456 124 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 255 100 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 954 20 731 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 502 104 049 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 328 283 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 144 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 177 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 204 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 104 $100,000 or more .................... 193 187 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 063 108 305 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 038 86 852 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 565 624 Other ............................... 691 623 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 734 688 200 days or more ................... 562 510 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 753 736 number.. 122 582 120 671 Beef cows ..................farms.. 578 547 number.. 22 784 23 112 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 24 number.. 594 582 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 742 752 number.. 145 162 149 293 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 86 116 number.. 45 713 42 266 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 125 number.. 87 701 77 793 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 43 number.. 1 887 6 672 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 70 65 number.. 6 668 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 44 42 acres.. 3 740 2 969 bushels.. 396 411 277 168 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 30 acres.. 1 431 2 162 tons, green.. 22 859 24 993 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 329 352 acres.. 66 745 71 351 bushels.. 5 511 944 5 295 348 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 358 459 acres.. 59 916 73 786 bushels.. 2 918 955 2 665 540 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 49 acres.. 418 989 bushels.. 17 995 42 099 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 246 212 acres.. 32 633 24 259 bushels.. 1 200 356 745 198 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 760 737 acres.. 67 169 66 958 tons, dry.. 111 306 109 773 @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.