1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SMITH COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 557 626 Land in farms ..................acres.. 491 990 537 457 Average size of farm .......acres.. 883 859 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 490 021 331 299 Average per acre .........dollars.. 575 399 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 165 61 467 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 143 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 203 Total cropland .................farms.. 502 573 acres.. 344 403 352 657 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 473 556 acres.. 220 631 209 589 Irrigated land .................farms.. 56 33 acres.. 6 438 2 748 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 974 53 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 311 86 049 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 074 22 490 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 900 31 376 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 144 $100,000 or more .................... 146 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 138 40 416 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 470 64 562 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 373 462 Other ............................... 184 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 272 200 days or more ................... 152 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 347 397 number.. 51 656 55 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 300 341 number.. 20 230 21 256 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 24 number.. 450 477 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 406 number.. 35 926 40 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 92 number.. 15 655 31 930 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 99 number.. 25 434 62 768 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 38 number.. 1 013 1 503 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 23 number.. 572 874 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 45 acres.. 14 812 2 985 bushels.. 1 344 035 364 540 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 7 acres.. 943 128 tons, green.. 12 676 2 242 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 333 432 acres.. 55 522 62 611 bushels.. 4 140 317 5 064 096 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 417 488 acres.. 125 792 116 913 bushels.. 5 942 752 5 063 136 Oats for grain................farms.. 25 60 acres.. 562 1 422 bushels.. 38 373 85 785 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 61 30 acres.. 3 932 1 374 bushels.. 148 745 51 895 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 349 acres.. 19 517 22 791 tons, dry.. 52 213 58 269 @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.