1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHASE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 285 284 Land in farms ..................acres.. 409 224 351 941 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 436 1 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 670 702 523 332 Average per acre .........dollars.. 490 406 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 326 42 566 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 228 241 acres.. 88 246 80 567 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 205 219 acres.. 55 306 47 653 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 779 46 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 296 162 330 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 563 4 538 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 216 41 564 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 41 $100,000 or more .................... 83 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 343 38 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 029 136 961 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 166 Other ............................... 118 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 164 200 days or more ................... 93 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 198 number.. 68 052 53 943 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 144 number.. 14 947 11 537 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 372 295 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 206 number.. 96 191 70 657 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 32 number.. 6 281 8 999 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 36 number.. 9 356 16 745 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 313 430 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 13 number.. 441 417 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 31 acres.. 3 921 2 458 bushels.. 444 246 248 660 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 13 acres.. 1 138 1 517 tons, green.. 19 092 20 945 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 69 93 acres.. 5 949 7 353 bushels.. 460 275 568 291 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 116 acres.. 12 574 14 564 bushels.. 587 680 519 975 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 18 acres.. 251 438 bushels.. 15 330 25 734 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 106 88 acres.. 15 220 8 391 bushels.. 580 071 286 723 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 178 acres.. 17 532 14 011 tons, dry.. 34 441 29 920 @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.