Table 1. Historical Highlights: 2012 and Earlier Census Years 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
2002 
1997 
Not adjusted for coverage 
1997 
1992 
1987 
1982 
Farms 
... number 
61,773 
65,531 
64,414 
65,476 
61,593 
63,278 
68,579 
73,315 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,137,295 
46,345,827 
47,227,944 
46,650,618 
46,089,268 
46,672,188 
46,628,519 
47,052,213 
Average size of farm 
acres 
747 
707 
733 
712 
748 
738 
680 
642 
Estimated market value of 
land and buildings 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,218,662 
644,039 
505,999 
417,704 
430,533 
343,312 
278,047 
384,197 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,632 
911 
687 
586 
577 
463 
413 
601 
Estimated market value of all 
machinery and equipment 1 
....$1,000 
9,682,116 
7,487,669 
5,983,765 
4,742,477 
4,560,051 
3,713,712 
3,447,663 
3,830,616 
Average per farm 
dollars 
156,740 
114,261 
95,124 
72,488 
74,047 
58,812 
50,411 
52,304 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,975 
2,123 
1,578 
2,647 
2,223 
2,632 
3,689 
3,547 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,776 
10,041 
9,611 
8,438 
6,970 
6,023 
6,222 
6,837 
50 to 1 79 acres 
17,927 
18,992 
17,300 
17,075 
15,118 
14,221 
15,510 
16,720 
180 to 499 acres 
12,578 
14,108 
13,632 
14,136 
13,928 
15,218 
16,705 
18,693 
500 to 999 acres 
7,208 
7,932 
8,641 
9,468 
9,687 
10,817 
12,093 
13,600 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
6,098 
6,238 
7,371 
7,765 
7,895 
8,809 
9,304 
9,428 
2,000 acres or more 
6,211 
6,097 
6,281 
5,947 
5,772 
5,558 
5,056 
4,490 
Total cropland 
farms 
52,285 
55,272 
56,703 
56,967 
54,145 
56,389 
61,615 
66,481 
acres 
28,503,265 
28,216,064 
29,542,022 
31,064,605 
30,020,580 
31,119,250 
31,385,090 
30,598,859 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
41,927 
43,553 
44,073 
50,176 
48,280 
52,348 
57,822 
62,860 
acres 
21,043,596 
19,886,655 
18,976,719 
20,989,979 
19,839,087 
18,794,787 
17,729,394 
20,186,974 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6,205 
5,957 
5,915 
6,109 
6,135 
6,543 
7,352 
7,257 
acres 
2,881,292 
2,762,748 
2,678,277 
2,695,816 
2,707,489 
2,680,343 
2,463,073 
2,675,167 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold (see text) 
....$1,000 
18,460,564 
14,413,182 
8,746,244 
9,312,865 
9,207,130 
8,315,965 
6,476,669 
6,190,861 
Average per farm 
dollars 
298,845 
219,944 
135,782 
142,233 
149,483 
131,420 
94,441 
84,442 
Crops, including nursery 
and greenhouse crops 
....$1,000 
6,983,993 
4,887,212 
2,418,447 
3,352,243 
3,221,766 
2,270,577 
1,693,609 
2,143,047 
Livestock, poultry, and 
their products 
....$1,000 
11,476,571 
9,525,971 
6,327,797 
5,960,622 
5,985,364 
6,045,388 
4,783,060 
4,047,815 
Farms by value of sales 2 : 
Less than $2,500 
18,459 
22,731 
20,444 
13,350 
10,968 
8,387 
9,502 
9,637 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,658 
3,863 
4,594 
5,368 
5,068 
5,618 
6,919 
6,565 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,035 
5,198 
6,102 
7,283 
6,767 
7,808 
9,430 
9,183 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,047 
7,844 
9,256 
10,856 
10,293 
12,132 
14,070 
15,130 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,147 
6,097 
6,717 
7,674 
7,757 
9,387 
10,282 
1 1 ,827 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,662 
5,609 
6,282 
7,497 
7,304 
8,277 
8,997 
10,459 
$100,000 to $499,999 
10,585 
10,174 
9,205 
11,437 
11,433 
10,174 
8,422 
9,584 
$500,000 or more 
5,180 
4,015 
1,814 
2,011 
2,003 
1,495 
957 
895 
Farms by legal status for tax 
purposes (see text): 
Family or individual 
53,387 
55,706 
57,238 
56,736 
53,196 
54,952 
60,202 
64,313 
Partnership 
3,860 
5,549 
4,062 
5,444 
5,196 
5,686 
5,889 
6,702 
Corporation 
2,835 
2,774 
2,242 
2,624 
2,576 
2,222 
2,100 
1,876 
Other-cooperative, estate 
or trust, institutional, etc 
1,691 
1,502 
872 
672 
625 
418 
388 
424 
Principal operator by days of work 
off farm 3 : 
None 
24,010 
24,419 
30,423 
26,691 
25,892 
27,788 
29,462 
30,524 
Any 
37,763 
41,112 
33,991 
34,771 
31,891 
30,776 
34,654 
35,521 
200 days or more 
26,213 
26,753 
24,293 
23,861 
21,507 
19,757 
21,677 
21,306 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
29,857 
30,873 
40,645 
35,821 
34,979 
39,324 
42,607 
47,293 
Other 
31,916 
34,658 
23,769 
29,655 
26,614 
23,954 
25,972 
26,022 
Average age of principal operator 
years 
58.2 
57.7 
56.0 
54.3 
54.4 
53.2 
52.0 
50.9 
Total farm production 
expenses 1 
....$1,000 
16,726,876 
12,364,531 
8,443,180 
7,381,093 
7,290,703 
6,920,528 
5,516,518 
(NA) 
Selected farm production 
expenses ': 
Livestock and poultry purchased 
or leased 
....$1,000 
5,440,898 
5,192,954 
3,554,091 
2,689,819 
2,687,621 
3,193,374 
2,426,149 
1,900,272 
Feed purchased 
....$1,000 
4,207,051 
2,237,287 
1,410,837 
1,507,130 
1,506,407 
1,146,620 
887,270 
920,415 
Fertilizer, lime, and soil 
conditioners purchased 4 5 
....$1,000 
1,179,717 
840,338 
413,519 
391,113 
373,353 
280,102 
216,166 
254,590 
Gasoline, fuels, and oils purchased 
....$1,000 
710,412 
574,447 
309,599 
303,541 
294,353 
284,197 
243,568 
358,860 
Hired farm labor 
....$1,000 
531,492 
412,164 
332,498 
313,715 
306,410 
239,629 
226,075 
153,404 
Interest expense 6 
....$1,000 
428,576 
408,926 
409,944 
359,114 
351,690 
318,599 
314,163 
467,054 
Chemicals purchased 4 
....$1,000 
703,310 
358,384 
200,234 
227,901 
224,156 
161,750 
125,003 
94,957 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves 
inventory 
farms 
27,568 
30,017 
32,525 
37,518 
36,244 
37,889 
40,785 
47,008 
number 
5,922,187 
6,669,163 
6,321,138 
6,437,839 
6,506,089 
6,066,493 
5,539,292 
5,800,138 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,272 
25,776 
27,616 
30,218 
29,446 
30,308 
31,475 
36,497 
number 
1,270,538 
1,516,374 
1,539,636 
1,424,975 
1,466,429 
1,434,017 
1,354,649 
1,523,697 
Milk cows 
farms 
858 
776 
1,042 
1,481 
1,466 
2,165 
3,093 
4,631 
number 
131,688 
115,634 
113,388 
80,495 
82,080 
85,132 
96,675 
123,009 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,361 
27,565 
29,589 
37,044 
36,207 
37,893 
41,498 
47,032 
number 
7,466,400 
8,738,281 
8,044,209 
8,233,339 
8,271,113 
7,699,746 
7,310,338 
6,519,159 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,010 
1,454 
1,648 
3,005 
2,831 
5,684 
6,768 
9,241 
number 
1,886,197 
1,885,252 
1,520,996 
1,574,839 
1,585,224 
1,584,048 
1,516,878 
1,708,770 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
992 
1,542 
1,939 
3,012 
2,873 
6,089 
7,090 
9,778 
number 
5,015,465 
4,712,308 
3,512,384 
3,162,975 
3,184,437 
2,992,913 
2,759,676 
3,036,205 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 7 
