1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 395 1 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 539 763 510 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 359 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 493 244 324 681 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 329 882 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 497 46 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 108 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 323 286 50 to 179 acres ..................... 387 385 180 to 499 acres .................... 272 329 500 to 999 acres .................... 183 186 1,000 acres or more ................. 122 133 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 246 1 285 acres.. 413 114 433 425 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 150 1 219 acres.. 355 616 350 985 Irrigated land .................farms.. 144 168 acres.. 27 985 25 679 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 798 69 695 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 636 49 047 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 276 40 403 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 521 29 292 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 325 315 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 149 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 172 178 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 260 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 186 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 147 $100,000 or more .................... 231 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 651 52 935 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 610 37 226 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 655 698 Other ............................... 740 723 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 822 802 200 days or more ................... 606 570 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 612 565 number.. 37 484 37 130 Beef cows ..................farms.. 419 369 number.. 10 692 10 239 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 92 number.. 4 797 6 852 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 566 547 number.. 19 262 18 996 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 81 number.. 9 409 17 469 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 86 number.. 20 978 35 890 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 63 number.. 11 483 13 646 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 54 57 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 76 64 acres.. 12 992 10 462 bushels.. 1 919 905 1 305 723 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 30 acres.. 1 048 1 241 tons, green.. 13 886 16 880 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 518 579 acres.. 75 284 69 403 bushels.. 5 625 283 4 852 150 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 767 866 acres.. 208 951 218 794 bushels.. 10 132 388 7 526 232 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 58 acres.. 702 1 279 bushels.. 30 518 62 937 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 193 148 acres.. 25 170 15 852 bushels.. 1 151 270 607 458 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 675 713 acres.. 38 275 40 461 tons, dry.. 96 585 100 025 @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.