Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kansas 
Allen 
Anderson 
Atchison 
Barber 
Barton 
Bourbon 
Farms 
number 
61,773 
650 
707 
611 
378 
694 
903 
Land in farms 
acres 
46,137,295 
245,315 
366,176 
220,404 
590,678 
566,088 
334,301 
Average size of farm 
acres 
747 
377 
518 
361 
1,563 
816 
370 
Median size of farm 
acres 
200 
150 
180 
156 
519 
320 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,218,662 
526,683 
806,657 
777,051 
1,898,704 
1,278,262 
536,239 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,632 
1,396 
1,557 
2,154 
1,215 
1,567 
1,448 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
9,682,116 
60,811 
93,627 
82,229 
64,789 
146,371 
61,840 
Average per farm 
dollars 
156,740 
93,555 
132,428 
134,581 
171,400 
210,910 
68,482 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
1,975 
33 
22 
19 
12 
28 
33 
1 0 to 49 acres 
9,776 
100 
125 
102 
26 
72 
138 
50 to 1 79 acres 
17,927 
235 
203 
215 
65 
168 
327 
1 80 to 499 acres 
12,578 
155 
177 
167 
85 
154 
239 
500 to 999 acres 
7,208 
57 
70 
53 
58 
103 
81 
1 ,000 acres or more 
12,309 
70 
110 
55 
132 
169 
85 
Total cropland 
farms 
52,285 
539 
617 
534 
301 
613 
689 
acres 
28,503,265 
129,459 
223,964 
144,421 
193,056 
421,276 
126,446 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
41,927 
444 
545 
497 
238 
456 
580 
acres 
21,043,596 
109,197 
204,711 
135,865 
161,326 
317,667 
100,019 
Irrigated land 
farms 
6,205 
7 
17 
14 
24 
112 
15 
acres 
2,881,292 
(D) 
1,419 
543 
8,947 
39,154 
343 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
18,460,564 
38,156 
73,395 
56,536 
88,472 
278,963 
53,736 
Average per farm 
dollars 
298,845 
58,702 
103,812 
92,531 
234,052 
401,964 
59,508 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
6,983,993 
22,317 
40,863 
43,294 
45,420 
96,206 
15,879 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
11,476,571 
15,840 
32,532 
13,242 
43,052 
182,757 
37,857 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
18,459 
212 
178 
128 
100 
187 
293 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3,658 
48 
51 
32 
12 
30 
66 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,035 
85 
69 
59 
8 
30 
126 
$10,000 to $24,999 
7,047 
94 
101 
113 
36 
67 
170 
$25,000 to $49,999 
6,147 
72 
86 
74 
37 
95 
103 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,662 
54 
68 
72 
44 
64 
58 
$100,000 or more 
15,765 
85 
154 
133 
141 
221 
87 
Government payments 
farms 
42,403 
409 
469 
372 
286 
561 
511 
$1,000 
442,090 
2,652 
4,436 
2,999 
2,849 
5,572 
2,601 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
34,214 
328 
362 
338 
243 
431 
376 
$1,000 
968,642 
7,083 
15,283 
12,405 
5,016 
13,780 
5,049 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
16,726,876 
39,330 
70,609 
55,297 
79,873 
242,013 
56,282 
Average per farm 
dollars 
270,780 
60,508 
99,872 
90,502 
211,304 
348,722 
62,328 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
61,773 
650 
707 
611 
378 
694 
903 
$1,000 
3,144,419 
8,561 
22,505 
16,644 
16,464 
56,302 
5,103 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,903 
13,171 
31,832 
27,240 
43,555 
81,126 
5,651 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
29,857 
300 
336 
307 
205 
317 
406 
Other 
number 
31,916 
350 
371 
304 
173 
377 
497 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
37,763 
408 
469 
422 
206 
415 
624 
200 days or more 
number 
26,213 
311 
335 
313 
128 
310 
425 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
27,568 
376 
390 
355 
188 
300 
565 
number 
5,922,187 
31,771 
36,093 
26,909 
46,214 
114,771 
55,301 
Beef cows 
farms 
23,272 
343 
319 
298 
166 
249 
494 
number 
1,270,538 
(D) 
13,902 
9,978 
18,229 
(D) 
20,883 
Milk cows 
farms 
858 
2 
26 
11 
6 
6 
40 
number 
131,688 
(D) 
717 
277 
275 
(D) 
210 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
24,361 
327 
338 
315 
179 
268 
490 
number 
7,466,400 
15,233 
28,019 
(D) 
37,327 
130,446 
36,370 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
1,010 
10 
12 
23 
- 
13 
15 
number 
1,886,197 
249 
(□) 
1,687 
- 
(D) 
233 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
992 
10 
17 
15 
- 
13 
13 
number 
5,015,465 
1,113 
(D) 
5,326 
- 
(D) 
256 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1,160 
7 
23 
9 
1 
14 
14 
number 
62,541 
74 
841 
116 
(D) 
222 
607 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
3,781 
37 
70 
50 
6 
26 
79 
number 
(D) 
631 
2,095 
1,335 
131 
837 
1,421 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
269 
2 
10 
- 
2 
2 
9 
number 
51,374 
(D) 
420 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
218 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
1 1 ,684 
116 
187 
256 
19 
70 
82 
acres 
3,948,462 
23,937 
56,288 
57,143 
6,736 
23,286 
13,622 
bushels 
337,043,923 
867,126 
1,665,802 
3,071,328 
637,456 
3,092,004 
468,599 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,532 
6 
56 
44 
6 
34 
16 
acres 
337,083 
874 
3,546 
2,148 
720 
3,557 
1,216 
tons 
3,286,522 
8,592 
22,421 
23,556 
5,720 
26,494 
10,043 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
21,528 
104 
185 
35 
192 
395 
74 
acres 
9,009,535 
15,136 
22,323 
2,427 
110,917 
163,706 
8,751 
bushels 
359,484,644 
705,832 
1,136,207 
102,736 
4,377,885 
5,737,028 
414,599 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
21,528 
104 
185 
35 
192 
395 
74 
acres 
9,009,535 
15,136 
22,323 
2,427 
110,917 
163,706 
8,751 
bushels 
359,484,644 
705,832 
1,136,207 
102,736 
4,377,885 
5,737,028 
414,599 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 227 
