1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TREGO COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 399 465 Land in farms ..................acres.. 462 388 484 093 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 159 1 041 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 571 464 383 322 Average per acre .........dollars.. 450 357 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 739 72 918 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 185 Total cropland .................farms.. 372 428 acres.. 302 183 318 938 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 415 acres.. 135 732 138 429 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 31 acres.. 4 029 2 334 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 008 61 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 777 133 223 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 757 12 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 251 49 938 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 79 $100,000 or more .................... 69 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 281 51 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 204 110 242 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 347 Other ............................... 123 118 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 203 200 days or more ................... 95 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 309 number.. 43 495 43 043 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 276 number.. 16 432 18 316 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 24 number.. 308 755 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 312 number.. 45 092 68 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 22 number.. 2 536 2 843 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 29 number.. 4 075 5 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 12 number.. 184 1 503 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 280 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 7 acres.. 4 181 702 bushels.. 393 426 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 13 acres.. 284 296 tons, green.. 4 154 3 802 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 161 149 acres.. 20 905 14 285 bushels.. 1 479 686 927 450 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 302 392 acres.. 97 082 104 943 bushels.. 3 155 311 3 439 789 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 16 acres.. 332 238 bushels.. 8 925 10 980 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 0 acres.. 773 0 bushels.. 36 396 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 182 209 acres.. 11 475 14 439 tons, dry.. 30 383 37 593 @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.