1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 304 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 511 859 450 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 684 1 528 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 908 392 650 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 525 419 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 242 164 370 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 144 155 Total cropland .................farms.. 271 244 acres.. 408 018 356 072 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 221 acres.. 289 215 244 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 141 152 acres.. 162 336 131 754 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 154 227 200 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 507 326 678 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 542 45 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 85 685 154 606 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 35 $100,000 or more .................... 133 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 149 176 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 096 599 981 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 215 Other ............................... 97 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 110 200 days or more ................... 79 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 112 128 number.. 63 449 74 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 101 number.. (D) 6 819 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 115 125 number.. 103 521 194 036 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) 505 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 11 number.. 0 283 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 5 number.. (D) 69 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 133 114 acres.. 103 391 60 254 bushels.. 18 923 195 11 228 263 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 152 170 acres.. 84 314 82 824 bushels.. 3 381 834 4 499 049 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 172 188 acres.. 93 343 91 955 bushels.. 3 291 366 4 099 707 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 438 bushels.. (D) 19 867 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 53 acres.. 14 497 8 730 tons, dry.. 59 285 46 380 @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.