1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERMAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 478 500 Land in farms ..................acres.. 652 688 620 144 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 365 1 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 684 431 564 312 Average per acre .........dollars.. 493 441 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 771 114 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 60 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 198 211 Total cropland .................farms.. 446 462 acres.. 526 820 501 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 405 389 acres.. 295 739 186 076 Irrigated land .................farms.. 206 217 acres.. 98 151 84 268 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 964 71 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 565 142 653 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 539 25 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 425 45 759 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 88 $100,000 or more .................... 168 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 020 68 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 750 137 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 325 361 Other ............................... 153 139 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 195 200 days or more ................... 101 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 154 174 number.. 35 095 39 504 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 135 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 181 number.. 45 379 55 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 28 number.. 750 2 819 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 32 number.. 1 088 4 093 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 14 number.. 1 284 1 755 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 21 number.. (D) 737 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 167 acres.. 70 730 40 736 bushels.. 10 536 376 5 057 471 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 21 acres.. 1 124 1 954 tons, green.. 18 667 34 286 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 27 69 acres.. 3 612 9 648 bushels.. 234 195 689 182 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 378 276 acres.. 177 142 94 787 bushels.. 5 888 779 2 396 172 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 26 210 bushels.. 1 344 10 589 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 28 acres.. 3 024 3 528 bushels.. 136 707 115 419 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 88 103 acres.. 9 220 7 552 tons, dry.. 30 141 23 507 @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.