1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SALINE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 720 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 413 752 403 276 Average size of farm .......acres.. 575 601 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 428 031 342 351 Average per acre .........dollars.. 730 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 502 50 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 121 125 Total cropland .................farms.. 646 612 acres.. 284 241 277 840 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 571 589 acres.. 211 755 197 228 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 37 acres.. 2 369 2 224 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 312 34 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 933 51 920 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 675 17 684 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 637 17 155 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 101 105 $100,000 or more .................... 134 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 811 25 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 015 38 105 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 382 Other ............................... 350 289 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 428 384 200 days or more ................... 301 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 313 number.. 42 771 33 844 Beef cows ..................farms.. 294 267 number.. 16 678 14 559 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 18 number.. 681 987 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 356 313 number.. 23 768 21 011 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 31 number.. 3 354 21 010 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 33 number.. 6 192 36 493 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 17 number.. 940 1 087 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 35 number.. 993 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 35 acres.. 2 289 1 680 bushels.. 297 674 199 462 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 24 acres.. 833 862 tons, green.. 11 670 12 458 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 261 236 acres.. 24 856 13 903 bushels.. 1 953 633 966 740 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 422 468 acres.. 139 904 144 096 bushels.. 7 314 486 4 561 554 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 57 acres.. 1 189 1 176 bushels.. 75 190 71 533 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 128 99 acres.. 9 812 4 462 bushels.. 402 866 150 600 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 381 377 acres.. 35 687 32 787 tons, dry.. 80 118 69 545 @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.