1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STAFFORD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 475 490 Land in farms ..................acres.. 434 617 436 242 Average size of farm .......acres.. 915 890 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 502 507 411 499 Average per acre .........dollars.. 545 472 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 641 98 902 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 158 167 Total cropland .................farms.. 440 445 acres.. 350 621 352 436 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 376 418 acres.. 241 147 239 993 Irrigated land .................farms.. 163 167 acres.. 70 982 75 698 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 008 92 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 542 188 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 321 31 161 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 686 61 252 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 71 $100,000 or more .................... 157 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 923 82 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 416 168 686 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 348 Other ............................... 164 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 197 200 days or more ................... 126 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 252 number.. 67 866 66 429 Beef cows ..................farms.. 177 185 number.. (D) 11 635 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 254 number.. 76 763 82 809 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 32 number.. 5 069 3 097 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 32 number.. 13 344 7 151 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 15 number.. 595 719 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 139 117 acres.. 51 420 42 913 bushels.. 8 428 103 6 838 762 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 12 acres.. 1 602 766 tons, green.. 29 247 12 236 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 225 237 acres.. 38 637 38 461 bushels.. 2 662 532 2 265 738 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 312 365 acres.. 114 203 131 001 bushels.. 4 684 665 3 263 177 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 27 acres.. 212 887 bushels.. 9 032 40 069 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 90 83 acres.. 14 489 11 500 bushels.. 709 122 428 645 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 198 acres.. 23 191 19 681 tons, dry.. 77 785 64 159 @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.