1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERIDAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 442 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 507 393 535 359 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 148 1 097 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 017 478 739 Average per acre .........dollars.. 510 451 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 484 90 375 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 190 216 Total cropland .................farms.. 408 449 acres.. 364 435 402 935 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 396 426 acres.. 218 803 203 401 Irrigated land .................farms.. 179 184 acres.. 63 902 61 221 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 802 71 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 547 146 545 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 594 30 972 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 208 40 542 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 87 $100,000 or more .................... 177 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 434 57 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 730 118 683 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 376 Other ............................... 131 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 184 200 days or more ................... 90 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 285 number.. 63 083 52 551 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 235 number.. 17 266 14 723 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 595 816 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 295 number.. 55 245 53 440 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 44 number.. 6 604 8 342 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 53 number.. 9 274 14 362 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 1 783 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 15 number.. 661 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 190 155 acres.. 75 621 45 795 bushels.. 11 409 609 6 221 031 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 21 acres.. 1 272 1 130 tons, green.. 19 845 21 040 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 149 217 acres.. 19 335 23 877 bushels.. 1 532 974 1 683 930 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 359 396 acres.. 108 644 117 294 bushels.. 4 300 090 5 100 494 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 13 acres.. 538 294 bushels.. 18 214 16 388 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 31 49 acres.. 3 611 3 608 bushels.. 194 751 127 870 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 167 acres.. 10 771 10 182 tons, dry.. 41 306 36 025 @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.