Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Finney 
Ford 
Franklin 
Geary 
Gove 
Graham 
Grant 
Farms 
number 
499 
655 
1,024 
238 
395 
431 
329 
Land in farms 
acres 
815,905 
699,719 
361,776 
145,694 
578,663 
482,836 
363,512 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,635 
1,068 
353 
612 
1,465 
1,120 
1,105 
Median size of farm 
acres 
834 
400 
98 
166 
759 
388 
320 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,353,291 
1,301,528 
820,041 
1,187,119 
1,883,303 
1,478,046 
1,471,552 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,439 
1,218 
2,321 
1,939 
1,286 
1,319 
1,332 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
199,257 
152,501 
106,130 
28,982 
89,807 
78,965 
83,541 
Average per farm 
dollars 
399,313 
232,825 
103,643 
121,774 
227,359 
183,213 
253,924 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
23 
28 
26 
7 
7 
6 
8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
32 
53 
292 
60 
27 
26 
27 
50 to 1 79 acres 
80 
138 
347 
57 
67 
107 
87 
180 to 499 acres 
64 
154 
192 
49 
75 
106 
73 
500 to 999 acres 
72 
102 
89 
19 
59 
63 
34 
1 ,000 acres or more 
228 
180 
78 
46 
160 
123 
100 
Total cropland 
farms 
445 
575 
788 
209 
341 
397 
296 
acres 
670,412 
541,737 
200,819 
57,871 
368,918 
291,969 
298,194 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
309 
378 
706 
155 
250 
221 
166 
acres 
413,674 
328,125 
183,244 
48,029 
239,506 
162,827 
176,378 
Irrigated land 
farms 
211 
139 
17 
18 
81 
59 
108 
acres 
186,583 
82,013 
2,241 
3,619 
21,050 
13,274 
88,677 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
909,209 
441,837 
101,326 
30,357 
196,132 
57,869 
918,193 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,822,062 
674,560 
98,951 
127,549 
496,537 
134,268 
2,790,861 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
184,485 
114,300 
55,284 
15,493 
68,390 
44,179 
86,023 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
724,724 
327,537 
46,042 
14,863 
127,743 
13,690 
832,170 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
144 
222 
364 
89 
107 
179 
136 
$2,500 to $4,999 
16 
5 
103 
19 
7 
6 
6 
$5,000 to $9,999 
19 
31 
112 
22 
12 
12 
20 
$10,000 to $24,999 
27 
57 
171 
27 
33 
43 
20 
$25,000 to $49,999 
18 
65 
106 
13 
28 
37 
9 
$50,000 to $99,999 
43 
70 
57 
14 
41 
45 
19 
$100,000 or more 
232 
205 
111 
54 
167 
109 
119 
Government payments 
farms 
399 
520 
539 
161 
330 
353 
278 
$1,000 
9,784 
7,279 
3,448 
971 
6,300 
5,847 
5,153 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
313 
407 
440 
126 
244 
267 
180 
$1,000 
26,193 
10,500 
12,300 
1,896 
15,561 
8,793 
8,049 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
852,832 
415,291 
113,867 
26,671 
204,984 
53,511 
887,334 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,709,082 
634,033 
111,199 
112,061 
518,947 
124,156 
2,697,064 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
499 
655 
1,024 
238 
395 
431 
329 
$1,000 
92,354 
44,325 
3,207 
6,553 
13,010 
18,998 
44,061 
Average per farm 
dollars 
185,077 
67,671 
3,131 
27,533 
32,935 
44,080 
133,923 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
325 
334 
435 
108 
228 
212 
151 
Other 
number 
174 
321 
589 
130 
167 
219 
178 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
214 
407 
624 
150 
243 
234 
146 
200 days or more 
number 
121 
297 
415 
117 
183 
121 
101 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
123 
234 
531 
100 
191 
135 
69 
number 
212,712 
141,784 
41,052 
13,304 
71,266 
20,920 
216,959 
Beef cows 
farms 
92 
163 
490 
89 
167 
129 
49 
number 
(D) 
9,985 
15,215 
(□) 
12,718 
1 1 ,246 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
3 
17 
1 
5 
- 
2 
number 
(D) 
3 
684 
(D) 
364 
- 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
106 
184 
437 
88 
167 
131 
61 
number 
464,253 
222,877 
32,239 
9,649 
87,475 
11,495 
452,591 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
7 
2 
31 
1 
5 
5 
3 
number 
92 
(□) 
9,320 
(D) 
72 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
2 
24 
1 
5 
6 
3 
number 
121 
(D) 
(D) 
(□) 
81 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
3 
18 
5 
2 
5 
3 
number 
100 
112 
435 
537 
(D) 
56 
300 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
23 
21 
93 
13 
11 
7 
1 
number 
574 
371 
1,800 
546 
203 
79 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
number 
250 
- 
284 
- 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
166 
77 
156 
46 
139 
71 
93 
acres 
92,465 
41,013 
32,489 
9,634 
76,031 
28,495 
47,834 
bushels 
12,919,007 
5,545,273 
1,512,549 
626,864 
3,071,836 
1,261,744 
7,012,541 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
28 
23 
55 
13 
26 
10 
31 
acres 
8,528 
4,161 
3,755 
1,154 
7,761 
2,276 
6,547 
tons 
120,947 
55,296 
31,431 
9,682 
43,714 
21,594 
110,562 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
251 
311 
177 
58 
212 
177 
144 
acres 
202,300 
178,605 
18,038 
9,513 
106,514 
73,589 
105,557 
bushels 
6,243,843 
6,178,108 
873,821 
403,279 
4,747,543 
3,043,759 
3,611,469 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
251 
311 
177 
58 
212 
177 
144 
acres 
202,300 
178,605 
18,038 
9,513 
106,514 
73,589 
105,557 
bushels 
6,243,843 
6,178,108 
873,821 
403,279 
4,747,543 
3,043,759 
3,611,469 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 231 
