1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WABAUNSEE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 597 626 Land in farms ..................acres.. 478 426 423 064 Average size of farm .......acres.. 801 676 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 378 753 236 515 Average per acre .........dollars.. 497 380 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 777 33 973 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 113 Total cropland .................farms.. 506 540 acres.. 155 184 161 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 445 494 acres.. 104 578 98 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 27 acres.. 5 840 3 720 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 235 39 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 070 63 518 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 535 9 468 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 699 30 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 74 $100,000 or more .................... 92 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 906 29 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 769 47 325 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 285 356 Other ............................... 312 270 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 343 344 200 days or more ................... 251 231 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 391 400 number.. 56 587 49 110 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 317 number.. 20 517 17 591 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 24 number.. 433 796 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 398 412 number.. 46 620 46 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 65 number.. 9 853 16 754 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 72 number.. 24 008 45 348 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) 3 633 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 22 number.. 614 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 86 78 acres.. 10 821 7 725 bushels.. 1 228 990 863 446 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 29 acres.. 986 963 tons, green.. 12 138 13 502 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 166 259 acres.. 14 545 21 097 bushels.. 1 142 777 1 795 438 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 153 227 acres.. 9 139 14 947 bushels.. 402 644 492 319 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 57 acres.. 803 929 bushels.. 54 174 52 844 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 197 210 acres.. 25 117 14 323 bushels.. 916 496 515 844 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 367 386 acres.. 47 457 41 328 tons, dry.. 90 550 73 970 @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.