1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 335 363 Land in farms ..................acres.. 476 259 484 415 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 422 1 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 694 388 560 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 510 412 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 538 115 716 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 163 Total cropland .................farms.. 287 306 acres.. 394 114 388 266 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 267 289 acres.. 238 251 200 968 Irrigated land .................farms.. 123 141 acres.. 46 390 51 507 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 451 264 405 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 347 057 1 116 429 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 079 24 987 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 408 185 380 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 52 $100,000 or more .................... 173 154 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 342 458 352 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 022 264 970 006 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 244 Other ............................... 108 119 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 160 156 200 days or more ................... 94 87 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 130 number.. 228 753 200 277 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 46 number.. 5 932 7 655 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 139 number.. 545 662 446 489 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 13 number.. 32 631 26 837 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 15 number.. 48 394 52 517 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 2 number.. 156 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 113 78 acres.. 31 477 16 561 bushels.. 4 282 805 2 249 470 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 33 acres.. 8 378 4 760 tons, green.. 172 599 99 956 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 148 140 acres.. 42 949 28 591 bushels.. 3 778 431 2 179 191 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 250 279 acres.. 151 091 143 320 bushels.. 7 292 400 5 180 125 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 19 acres.. 1 379 1 447 bushels.. 54 947 44 606 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 34 46 acres.. 2 185 3 389 tons, dry.. 6 925 11 307 @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.