Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Marion 
Marshall 
Meade 
Miami 
Mitchell 
Montgomery 
Morris 
Morton 
Farms 
number 
981 
796 
439 
1,305 
415 
1,012 
454 
323 
Land in farms 
acres 
596,296 
438,438 
617,997 
295,743 
438,999 
335,669 
389,152 
456,844 
Average size of farm 
acres 
608 
551 
1,408 
227 
1,058 
332 
857 
1,414 
Median size of farm 
acres 
203 
256 
559 
80 
390 
118 
295 
483 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,282,189 
1,483,473 
1,717,237 
709,454 
2,369,728 
513,053 
1,259,155 
1,197,085 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,109 
2,693 
1,220 
3,131 
2,240 
1,547 
1,469 
846 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
138,238 
154,912 
129,872 
92,796 
105,677 
99,958 
60,941 
50,441 
Average per farm 
dollars 
141,059 
194,613 
295,835 
71,108 
254,643 
98,773 
134,231 
156,163 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
34 
38 
14 
43 
10 
34 
18 
6 
1 0 to 49 acres 
153 
80 
20 
458 
36 
208 
43 
6 
50 to 1 79 acres 
265 
214 
97 
476 
91 
423 
118 
80 
1 80 to 499 acres 
208 
191 
80 
201 
98 
201 
116 
70 
500 to 999 acres 
130 
124 
81 
67 
57 
75 
65 
51 
1 ,000 acres or more 
191 
149 
147 
60 
123 
71 
94 
110 
Total cropland 
farms 
890 
729 
394 
1,056 
393 
646 
394 
290 
acres 
341,358 
301,711 
372,159 
166,460 
303,529 
163,140 
153,927 
389,331 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
761 
632 
235 
946 
343 
586 
358 
144 
acres 
311,788 
276,600 
238,901 
148,369 
273,381 
149,504 
133,645 
191,813 
Irrigated land 
farms 
31 
19 
148 
42 
32 
31 
6 
86 
acres 
4,358 
2,934 
129,534 
1,334 
8,399 
3,658 
489 
59,466 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
151,478 
127,917 
296,841 
51,012 
153,497 
79,420 
116,815 
169,729 
Average per farm 
dollars 
154,412 
160,699 
676,175 
39,090 
369,873 
78,478 
257,302 
525,477 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
77,431 
104,099 
147,138 
33,884 
87,948 
48,638 
32,823 
58,361 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
74,046 
23,817 
149,703 
17,128 
65,549 
30,781 
83,992 
111,369 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
221 
136 
166 
504 
72 
298 
87 
158 
$2,500 to $4,999 
47 
43 
11 
158 
22 
110 
23 
2 
$5,000 to $9,999 
88 
49 
7 
161 
23 
139 
34 
10 
$10,000 to $24,999 
112 
87 
25 
176 
36 
173 
55 
10 
$25,000 to $49,999 
87 
94 
27 
132 
43 
129 
62 
24 
$50,000 to $99,999 
118 
97 
39 
77 
34 
68 
70 
22 
$100,000 or more 
308 
290 
164 
97 
185 
95 
123 
97 
Government payments 
farms 
753 
644 
378 
473 
352 
382 
331 
279 
$1,000 
4,559 
4,946 
6,661 
1,946 
4,609 
1,771 
2,296 
6,208 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
660 
546 
266 
415 
304 
310 
272 
144 
$1,000 
15,196 
11,544 
6,853 
8,726 
8,935 
8,742 
7,363 
7,776 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
143,835 
97,251 
234,532 
57,018 
125,929 
71,445 
100,515 
165,279 
Average per farm 
dollars 
146,621 
122,175 
534,242 
43,692 
303,444 
70,597 
221,399 
511,699 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
981 
796 
439 
1,305 
415 
1,012 
454 
323 
$1,000 
27,397 
47,155 
75,823 
4,666 
41,112 
18,488 
25,959 
18,434 
Average per farm 
dollars 
27,928 
59,240 
172,717 
3,575 
99,065 
18,269 
57,178 
57,071 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
498 
444 
230 
542 
251 
418 
241 
163 
Other 
number 
483 
352 
209 
763 
164 
594 
213 
160 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
592 
457 
249 
819 
264 
675 
238 
165 
200 days or more 
number 
447 
298 
171 
608 
178 
469 
157 
119 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
475 
359 
127 
640 
163 
657 
254 
58 
number 
96,938 
29,585 
53,032 
29,051 
39,063 
33,580 
73,439 
20,603 
Beef cows 
farms 
357 
320 
100 
573 
149 
599 
195 
33 
number 
21,561 
13,849 
(D) 
16,320 
13,657 
18,536 
16,438 
2,829 
Milk cows 
farms 
20 
13 
1 
12 
- 
15 
6 
- 
number 
1,216 
386 
(D) 
132 
- 
84 
78 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
440 
338 
119 
540 
158 
578 
238 
42 
number 
60,836 
22,164 
64,570 
18,543 
45,715 
19,684 
65,944 
18,160 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
24 
16 
3 
18 
1 
12 
10 
1 
number 
6,947 
4,474 
(D) 
897 
(D) 
(D) 
133 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
28 
15 
3 
19 
1 
12 
12 
4 
number 
20,887 
11,084 
(D) 
1,112 
(D) 
(D) 
197 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
29 
3 
4 
29 
6 
21 
6 
4 
number 
1,199 
123 
(D) 
414 
471 
418 
112 
14 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
79 
27 
5 
158 
9 
91 
33 
- 
number 
3,103 
910 
94 
3,331 
257 
1,799 
613 
- 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
10 
3 
- 
12 
- 
1 
- 
- 
number 
1,905 
167 
- 
600 
(D) 
" 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
199 
375 
125 
152 
71 
106 
94 
64 
acres 
35,242 
83,928 
94,825 
30,557 
15,838 
34,990 
13,255 
28,394 
bushels 
1,900,189 
6,247,692 
16,939,215 
1,357,992 
1,119,417 
2,153,984 
734,649 
3,946,746 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
95 
46 
26 
19 
27 
3 
44 
2 
acres 
11,964 
2,515 
3,819 
1,230 
3,665 
612 
4,664 
(D) 
tons 
98,573 
23,017 
46,269 
9,435 
27,395 
3,937 
36,446 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
521 
308 
189 
70 
262 
152 
178 
131 
acres 
133,649 
43,359 
105,742 
9,431 
154,386 
46,400 
36,204 
134,488 
bushels 
6,077,589 
1,804,325 
3,374,842 
476,256 
6,988,163 
2,337,271 
1,318,476 
3,737,346 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
521 
308 
189 
70 
262 
152 
178 
131 
acres 
133,649 
43,359 
105,742 
9,431 
154,386 
46,400 
36,204 
134,488 
bushels 
6,077,589 
1,804,325 
3,374,842 
476,256 
6,988,163 
2,337,271 
1,318,476 
3,737,346 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 235 
