Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Clay 
Cloud 
Coffey 
Comanche 
Cowley 
Crawford 
Decatur 
Farms 
number 
541 
461 
667 
234 
990 
846 
293 
Land in farms 
acres 
362,520 
321,962 
329,243 
485,080 
574,614 
323,222 
462,433 
Average size of farm 
acres 
670 
698 
494 
2,073 
580 
382 
1,578 
Median size of farm 
acres 
322 
240 
152 
774 
160 
133 
653 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,414,350 
1,390,776 
753,149 
1,910,052 
831,902 
640,068 
2,407,052 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,111 
1,991 
1,526 
921 
1,433 
1,675 
1,525 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
110,784 
80,776 
62,979 
34,322 
132,717 
89,239 
72,356 
Average per farm 
dollars 
204,776 
175,219 
94,421 
146,675 
134,057 
105,483 
246,950 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
20 
10 
21 
8 
23 
32 
8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
61 
58 
107 
8 
168 
184 
23 
50 to 1 79 acres 
118 
125 
243 
40 
338 
321 
46 
180 to 499 acres 
139 
106 
118 
35 
218 
147 
53 
500 to 999 acres 
72 
67 
71 
38 
100 
86 
47 
1 ,000 acres or more 
131 
95 
107 
105 
143 
76 
116 
Total cropland 
farms 
503 
384 
573 
190 
751 
636 
268 
acres 
230,795 
208,841 
183,403 
144,933 
266,122 
192,100 
269,092 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
415 
329 
444 
124 
667 
550 
231 
acres 
209,664 
188,325 
162,128 
101,626 
231,289 
172,191 
183,506 
Irrigated land 
farms 
78 
86 
12 
28 
25 
9 
54 
acres 
29,219 
15,234 
1,174 
7,491 
6,230 
1,065 
11,067 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
115,868 
80,042 
61,695 
48,680 
108,976 
75,594 
136,806 
Average per farm 
dollars 
214,174 
173,628 
92,497 
208,036 
110,077 
89,355 
466,915 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
80,502 
67,590 
32,713 
21,783 
58,870 
51,594 
51,378 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
35,366 
12,453 
28,982 
26,897 
50,107 
24,000 
85,428 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
129 
79 
249 
67 
261 
255 
52 
$2,500 to $4,999 
22 
32 
46 
4 
78 
74 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19 
27 
61 
7 
113 
101 
18 
$10,000 to $24,999 
54 
66 
73 
23 
138 
120 
25 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
65 
50 
15 
131 
90 
37 
$50,000 to $99,999 
72 
49 
66 
22 
84 
74 
34 
$100,000 or more 
206 
143 
122 
96 
185 
132 
124 
Government payments 
farms 
443 
337 
511 
186 
604 
520 
251 
$1,000 
3,830 
3,226 
3,527 
2,448 
3,203 
2,040 
3,139 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
341 
314 
409 
157 
507 
432 
189 
$1,000 
6,876 
6,162 
1 1 ,293 
3,989 
9,972 
8,532 
12,034 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
88,391 
56,620 
60,135 
46,699 
94,095 
75,275 
123,337 
Average per farm 
dollars 
163,385 
122,820 
90,157 
199,568 
95,046 
88,978 
420,946 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
541 
461 
667 
234 
990 
846 
293 
$1,000 
38,182 
32,811 
16,380 
8,418 
28,056 
10,891 
28,641 
Average per farm 
dollars 
70,576 
71,173 
24,558 
35,976 
28,339 
12,873 
97,752 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
288 
214 
257 
122 
481 
312 
179 
Other 
number 
253 
247 
410 
112 
509 
534 
114 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
333 
274 
412 
101 
620 
592 
164 
200 days or more 
number 
230 
216 
274 
68 
449 
467 
112 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
243 
246 
252 
126 
502 
504 
135 
number 
30,552 
31,067 
24,391 
35,030 
47,793 
40,769 
48,347 
Beef cows 
farms 
213 
215 
203 
98 
429 
473 
121 
number 
12,259 
(D) 
(D) 
15,513 
21,008 
20,835 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
18 
4 
7 
- 
10 
15 
1 
number 
695 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
756 
141 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
229 
224 
239 
128 
456 
439 
125 
number 
22,359 
(D) 
23,010 
26,036 
46,156 
26,507 
60,129 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
13 
4 
13 
1 
10 
11 
7 
number 
21,957 
(D) 
(□) 
(□) 
117 
231 
94 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
4 
8 
1 
11 
12 
6 
number 
58,852 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
457 
334 
50 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
5 
11 
24 
32 
15 
4 
number 
98 
131 
1,257 
- 
1,044 
289 
52 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
31 
24 
35 
7 
72 
65 
11 
number 
2,393 
551 
735 
119 
1,455 
1,338 
236 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
9 
- 
number 
- 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
840 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
131 
108 
142 
10 
82 
160 
139 
acres 
32,427 
22,658 
27,447 
1,921 
17,558 
51,857 
79,490 
bushels 
3,388,841 
1,987,876 
806,636 
261,608 
882,432 
2,333,465 
2,546,745 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
20 
20 
27 
5 
16 
15 
21 
acres 
1,234 
2,006 
2,458 
779 
1,829 
2,463 
3,309 
tons 
13,059 
12,922 
20,593 
8,945 
12,483 
21,958 
15,347 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
284 
230 
129 
104 
343 
182 
177 
acres 
69,545 
84,515 
23,512 
66,671 
101,683 
35,705 
84,930 
bushels 
3,111,046 
3,598,426 
1,059,909 
2,100,713 
4,861,497 
2,124,998 
4,010,964 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
284 
230 
129 
104 
343 
182 
177 
acres 
69,545 
84,515 
23,512 
66,671 
101,683 
35,705 
84,930 
bushels 
3,111,046 
3,598,426 
1,059,909 
2,100,713 
4,861,497 
2,124,998 
4,010,964 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 229 
