Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Brown 
Butler 
Chase 
Chautauqua 
Cherokee 
Cheyenne 
Clark 
Farms 
number 
510 
1,353 
252 
312 
729 
393 
283 
Land in farms 
acres 
294,888 
768,149 
392,577 
310,310 
308,233 
546,666 
503,272 
Average size of farm 
acres 
578 
568 
1,558 
995 
423 
1,391 
1,778 
Median size of farm 
acres 
175 
87 
400 
306 
123 
544 
500 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,891,460 
999,409 
2,113,111 
1,148,270 
787,462 
2,203,376 
1,617,572 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,271 
1,760 
1,356 
1,155 
1,862 
1,584 
910 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
113,821 
146,647 
29,970 
22,877 
86,576 
75,675 
40,749 
Average per farm 
dollars 
223,178 
108,387 
118,931 
73,325 
118,759 
192,558 
143,990 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
24 
38 
6 
5 
28 
12 
4 
1 0 to 49 acres 
77 
426 
34 
20 
175 
25 
10 
50 to 179 acres 
157 
400 
53 
91 
226 
79 
66 
180 to 499 acres 
103 
207 
44 
77 
119 
74 
56 
500 to 999 acres 
58 
105 
34 
46 
94 
66 
44 
1 ,000 acres or more 
91 
177 
81 
73 
87 
137 
103 
Total cropland 
farms 
453 
991 
173 
193 
542 
358 
239 
acres 
232,340 
295,902 
56,042 
39,655 
226,441 
336,712 
191,386 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
403 
879 
156 
165 
503 
228 
121 
acres 
217,158 
268,890 
50,602 
27,488 
208,686 
174,701 
91,138 
Irrigated land 
farms 
21 
47 
4 
2 
10 
94 
29 
acres 
4,965 
5,100 
(D) 
(D) 
820 
39,543 
6,630 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
140,508 
282,338 
84,700 
35,195 
86,906 
143,884 
126,151 
Average per farm 
dollars 
275,507 
208,676 
336,113 
112,803 
119,212 
366,118 
445,764 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
120,011 
78,784 
10,825 
(D) 
70,454 
75,375 
16,351 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
20,498 
203,554 
73,876 
(D) 
16,452 
68,509 
109,801 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
113 
487 
54 
60 
189 
132 
122 
$2,500 to $4,999 
13 
120 
8 
29 
58 
9 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
40 
142 
8 
31 
79 
9 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
188 
29 
62 
105 
18 
13 
$25,000 to $49,999 
48 
105 
31 
37 
79 
39 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
56 
72 
35 
36 
64 
29 
22 
$100,000 or more 
184 
239 
87 
57 
155 
157 
82 
Government payments 
farms 
372 
507 
131 
109 
369 
333 
252 
$1,000 
3,416 
3,069 
714 
626 
3,158 
4,717 
3,389 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
320 
541 
127 
132 
372 
230 
169 
$1,000 
10,056 
9,135 
3,655 
1,586 
10,113 
6,923 
5,647 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
104,044 
250,284 
77,996 
30,700 
70,851 
123,700 
120,590 
Average per farm 
dollars 
204,008 
184,984 
309,508 
98,398 
97,189 
314,759 
426,112 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
510 
1,353 
252 
312 
729 
393 
283 
$1,000 
49,936 
44,259 
11,073 
6,706 
29,326 
31,825 
14,597 
Average per farm 
dollars 
97,913 
32,712 
43,942 
21,494 
40,228 
80,979 
51,579 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
309 
538 
138 
166 
366 
188 
150 
Other 
number 
201 
815 
114 
146 
363 
205 
133 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
255 
952 
165 
172 
419 
207 
151 
200 days or more 
number 
202 
680 
81 
108 
331 
131 
96 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
190 
640 
166 
215 
459 
135 
116 
number 
18,693 
133,113 
60,929 
28,299 
24,830 
50,788 
47,289 
Beef cows 
farms 
155 
458 
107 
200 
426 
112 
84 
number 
6,932 
26,303 
12,369 
14,941 
15,060 
(□) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
4 
26 
9 
3 
7 
13 
1 
number 
190 
401 
195 
9 
20 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
161 
546 
163 
204 
373 
129 
107 
number 
13,498 
146,296 
80,747 
25,420 
14,040 
38,229 
73,791 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
8 
40 
2 
11 
13 
7 
2 
number 
2,557 
41,627 
(D) 
391 
(D) 
235 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
31 
2 
8 
6 
7 
2 
number 
14,357 
77,727 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
620 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
13 
36 
1 
1 
6 
6 
5 
number 
966 
957 
(D) 
(D) 
177 
124 
276 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
23 
145 
12 
16 
42 
25 
1 
number 
529 
3,802 
409 
332 
706 
1,027 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
14 
- 
3 
2 
- 
number 
- 
625 
- 
18 
(D) 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
264 
194 
25 
9 
164 
101 
10 
acres 
102,394 
69,751 
4,661 
3,100 
54,289 
53,256 
1,285 
bushels 
10,089,808 
4,745,539 
274,335 
173,914 
2,299,327 
5,087,097 
113,628 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
24 
46 
13 
- 
7 
27 
7 
acres 
1,075 
5,420 
1,212 
- 
268 
3,044 
607 
tons 
14,882 
44,336 
10,553 
- 
3,953 
33,343 
10,790 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
47 
268 
58 
17 
230 
197 
103 
acres 
3,250 
57,514 
10,175 
4,673 
74,355 
99,307 
67,650 
bushels 
159,560 
3,161,358 
470,723 
204,681 
3,831,379 
5,201,500 
1,710,387 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
47 
268 
58 
17 
230 
197 
103 
acres 
3,250 
57,514 
10,175 
4,673 
74,355 
99,307 
67,650 
bushels 
159,560 
3,161,358 
470,723 
204,681 
3,831,379 
5,201,500 
1,710,387 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
228 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
