Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Dickinson 
Doniphan 
Douglas 
Edwards 
Elk 
Ellis 
Ellsworth 
Farms 
number 
1,011 
422 
945 
292 
315 
645 
435 
Land in farms 
acres 
510,193 
179,549 
210,676 
394,445 
316,385 
496,526 
381,185 
Average size of farm 
acres 
505 
425 
223 
1,351 
1,004 
770 
876 
Median size of farm 
acres 
174 
160 
74 
400 
320 
287 
240 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,017,926 
1,531,072 
636,186 
2,882,414 
1,274,379 
1,025,119 
1,161,667 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,017 
3,599 
2,854 
2,134 
1,269 
1,332 
1,326 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
141,225 
75,131 
77,980 
87,145 
26,509 
83,902 
62,791 
Average per farm 
dollars 
139,688 
178,036 
82,518 
298,441 
84,156 
130,080 
144,347 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
37 
18 
47 
7 
8 
15 
7 
1 0 to 49 acres 
163 
68 
317 
16 
39 
70 
41 
50 to 179 acres 
310 
152 
352 
66 
72 
193 
134 
180 to 499 acres 
186 
79 
137 
71 
62 
141 
101 
500 to 999 acres 
156 
50 
51 
33 
50 
100 
43 
1 ,000 acres or more 
159 
55 
41 
99 
84 
126 
109 
Total cropland 
farms 
878 
383 
796 
276 
219 
560 
391 
acres 
335,353 
133,827 
127,256 
284,890 
51,358 
253,440 
182,724 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
702 
315 
689 
192 
196 
416 
263 
acres 
292,261 
124,174 
115,686 
221,155 
42,869 
144,477 
132,524 
Irrigated land 
farms 
39 
14 
65 
118 
3 
20 
7 
acres 
4,269 
1,187 
3,284 
92,332 
(D) 
1,854 
574 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
157,051 
80,801 
43,882 
151,705 
42,070 
99,628 
51,634 
Average per farm 
dollars 
155,342 
191,471 
46,436 
519,537 
133,555 
154,462 
118,699 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
82,393 
75,461 
29,068 
126,933 
6,746 
32,578 
34,476 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
74,658 
5,340 
14,814 
24,771 
35,324 
67,050 
17,158 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
326 
128 
377 
92 
83 
170 
157 
$2,500 to $4,999 
50 
15 
93 
5 
21 
35 
18 
$5,000 to $9,999 
77 
33 
119 
8 
33 
54 
24 
$10,000 to $24,999 
106 
20 
129 
12 
48 
90 
45 
$25,000 to $49,999 
108 
46 
89 
23 
30 
75 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
81 
40 
59 
26 
26 
98 
42 
$100,000 or more 
263 
140 
79 
126 
74 
123 
111 
Government payments 
farms 
806 
297 
443 
269 
130 
509 
369 
$1,000 
5,935 
2,819 
2,332 
3,850 
694 
3,503 
2,787 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
593 
201 
373 
189 
147 
408 
296 
$1,000 
9,626 
5,782 
6,889 
7,021 
2,900 
8,966 
7,870 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
136,849 
60,201 
42,411 
101,166 
37,975 
92,109 
39,285 
Average per farm 
dollars 
135,360 
142,657 
44,880 
346,458 
120,555 
142,805 
90,310 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,011 
422 
945 
292 
315 
645 
435 
$1,000 
35,762 
29,200 
10,692 
61,410 
7,689 
19,988 
23,006 
Average per farm 
dollars 
35,373 
69,195 
11,315 
210,308 
24,410 
30,989 
52,887 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
420 
233 
338 
179 
167 
259 
212 
Other 
number 
591 
189 
607 
113 
148 
386 
223 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
685 
247 
630 
125 
208 
455 
301 
200 days or more 
number 
423 
182 
478 
85 
122 
324 
227 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
413 
140 
382 
111 
187 
312 
200 
number 
68,864 
9,741 
18,287 
35,936 
36,354 
26,923 
24,747 
Beef cows 
farms 
307 
132 
341 
85 
170 
291 
184 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
8,820 
(D) 
15,570 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
14 
3 
12 
2 
14 
3 
2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
285 
(D) 
98 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
383 
126 
308 
95 
187 
287 
183 
number 
64,530 
5,012 
(D) 
21,819 
31,583 
51,372 
14,864 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
12 
7 
19 
- 
3 
5 
4 
number 
1,496 
72 
128 
- 
104 
273 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
6 
24 
- 
3 
5 
2 
number 
2,420 
155 
499 
- 
89 
331 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
27 
12 
27 
- 
5 
11 
9 
number 
4,115 
439 
387 
- 
296 
139 
1,104 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
57 
11 
95 
3 
11 
30 
28 
number 
1,029 
269 
4,275 
28 
346 
641 
943 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
11 
2 
- 
1 
4 
number 
- 
17,156 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
105 
208 
141 
96 
19 
11 
14 
acres 
13,452 
67,945 
31,483 
74,394 
4,108 
1,406 
2,284 
bushels 
772,554 
7,202,956 
1,403,449 
11,588,783 
131,297 
92,217 
63,283 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
68 
15 
37 
14 
- 
9 
2 
acres 
6,780 
442 
2,445 
3,698 
- 
1,440 
(D) 
tons 
49,725 
4,085 
23,158 
45,261 
- 
8,297 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
468 
5 
92 
149 
50 
321 
198 
acres 
136,563 
361 
7,823 
95,391 
7,194 
86,982 
73,043 
bushels 
6,279,042 
17,669 
359,575 
3,553,782 
275,576 
3,082,856 
3,083,457 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
468 
5 
92 
149 
50 
321 
198 
acres 
136,563 
361 
7,823 
95,391 
7,194 
86,982 
73,043 
bushels 
6,279,042 
17,669 
359,575 
3,553,782 
275,576 
3,082,856 
3,083,457 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
230 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
