1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 THOMAS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 553 547 Land in farms ..................acres.. 679 384 702 549 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 229 1 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 704 670 663 082 Average per acre .........dollars.. 595 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 233 96 354 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 242 236 Total cropland .................farms.. 516 514 acres.. 584 164 595 036 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 491 459 acres.. 352 511 242 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 182 184 acres.. 88 184 84 836 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 634 99 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 719 182 254 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 784 30 129 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 850 69 564 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 93 $100,000 or more .................... 191 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 92 974 96 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 127 176 326 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 352 389 Other ............................... 201 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 238 200 days or more ................... 163 124 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 216 number.. 56 844 60 595 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 172 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 221 number.. 77 519 85 037 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 27 number.. 1 287 4 967 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 28 number.. 2 742 11 786 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 19 number.. 1 847 3 696 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 16 number.. 160 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 213 148 acres.. 102 225 56 609 bushels.. 14 220 035 7 016 232 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 14 acres.. 1 782 734 tons, green.. 23 888 14 037 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 149 190 acres.. 23 325 30 236 bushels.. 1 527 239 1 995 687 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 448 365 acres.. 206 238 133 744 bushels.. 6 808 560 3 450 301 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 17 acres.. 436 761 bushels.. 13 604 26 617 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 59 acres.. 5 730 6 580 bushels.. 294 528 254 030 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 82 104 acres.. 8 462 6 037 tons, dry.. 28 587 17 645 @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.