1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 823 825 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 143 227 349 Average size of farm .......acres.. 272 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 195 237 714 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 084 878 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 149 39 402 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 220 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 300 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 198 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 705 708 acres.. 148 011 148 863 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 632 652 acres.. 113 643 111 948 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 74 acres.. 12 402 14 002 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 103 29 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 362 35 924 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 461 19 256 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 642 10 382 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 242 224 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 52 $100,000 or more .................... 80 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 282 18 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 458 22 751 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 357 Other ............................... 487 468 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 466 500 200 days or more ................... 354 368 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 411 411 number.. 21 902 19 931 Beef cows ..................farms.. 343 353 number.. 9 744 9 254 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 18 number.. 301 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 407 405 number.. 12 849 13 423 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 39 number.. 2 090 8 931 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 42 number.. 5 293 20 409 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 13 number.. 99 488 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 33 number.. 752 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 0 number.. 101 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 145 149 acres.. 21 682 21 132 bushels.. 2 804 239 2 876 438 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 13 acres.. 583 360 tons, green.. 10 565 5 075 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 122 172 acres.. 11 381 17 027 bushels.. 928 557 1 705 040 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 132 206 acres.. 9 022 14 625 bushels.. 426 491 527 743 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 48 acres.. 398 716 bushels.. 25 608 36 272 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 262 307 acres.. 39 385 35 063 bushels.. 1 546 089 1 458 194 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 445 449 acres.. 32 844 25 915 tons, dry.. 49 388 39 500 @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.