1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 064 1 163 Land in farms ..................acres.. 667 229 687 593 Average size of farm .......acres.. 627 591 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 217 309 771 Average per acre .........dollars.. 603 540 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 009 63 348 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 257 264 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 295 500 to 999 acres .................... 177 194 1,000 acres or more ................. 239 251 Total cropland .................farms.. 965 1 060 acres.. 554 870 577 178 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 922 1 017 acres.. 487 879 477 864 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 29 acres.. 4 538 5 064 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 103 66 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 744 57 596 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 344 42 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 759 24 856 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 157 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 161 $100,000 or more .................... 276 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 020 51 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 410 44 548 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 590 689 Other ............................... 474 474 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 603 621 200 days or more ................... 405 409 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 545 583 number.. 40 380 41 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 423 438 number.. 12 247 12 158 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 27 number.. 1 255 1 315 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 540 568 number.. 27 866 32 553 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 85 number.. 6 993 18 299 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 92 number.. 10 894 37 213 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 65 number.. 2 941 10 244 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 36 number.. 554 813 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 31 acres.. 6 106 2 819 bushels.. 513 163 219 580 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 16 acres.. 932 800 tons, green.. 12 149 9 728 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 437 284 acres.. 84 991 25 542 bushels.. 6 196 395 1 403 446 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 763 909 acres.. 345 015 422 662 bushels.. 17 052 005 12 676 172 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 62 acres.. 1 178 2 246 bushels.. 39 208 85 001 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 243 69 acres.. 34 898 7 183 bushels.. 1 153 288 237 384 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 474 495 acres.. 26 400 26 122 tons, dry.. 58 742 55 599 @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.