Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nemaha 
Neosho 
Ness 
Norton 
Osage 
Osborne 
Ottawa 
Pawnee 
Farms 
number 
903 
702 
557 
367 
1,014 
343 
525 
401 
Land in farms 
acres 
382,602 
308,150 
678,149 
502,195 
442,279 
440,051 
419,823 
480,379 
Average size of farm 
acres 
424 
439 
1,218 
1,368 
436 
1,283 
800 
1,198 
Median size of farm 
acres 
240 
129 
435 
440 
135 
503 
247 
400 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,195,878 
657,053 
1,267,796 
1,812,495 
709,350 
1,758,098 
1,505,441 
2,184,032 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,822 
1,497 
1,041 
1,325 
1,626 
1,370 
1,883 
1,823 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
153,682 
74,310 
79,700 
77,227 
107,424 
55,799 
87,746 
99,258 
Average per farm 
dollars 
170,190 
105,855 
143,087 
210,428 
105,941 
162,680 
167,136 
247,525 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
25 
23 
11 
15 
31 
4 
21 
13 
1 0 to 49 acres 
112 
141 
35 
30 
201 
31 
42 
42 
50 to 179 acres 
271 
262 
106 
75 
364 
75 
155 
77 
1 80 to 499 acres 
254 
137 
151 
70 
205 
61 
121 
87 
500 to 999 acres 
150 
63 
63 
41 
90 
43 
80 
52 
1 ,000 acres or more 
91 
76 
191 
136 
123 
129 
106 
130 
Total cropland 
farms 
843 
556 
514 
320 
866 
303 
456 
365 
acres 
259,025 
175,355 
412,300 
270,553 
251,355 
232,528 
238,999 
398,498 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
730 
485 
319 
245 
696 
240 
388 
253 
acres 
232,385 
143,561 
195,196 
185,473 
226,578 
167,479 
217,525 
262,922 
Irrigated land 
farms 
17 
12 
32 
47 
4 
58 
32 
124 
acres 
939 
74 
4,813 
14,536 
18 
6,710 
4,221 
78,490 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
224,602 
67,958 
63,541 
146,057 
71,001 
69,579 
99,031 
362,349 
Average per farm 
dollars 
248,729 
96,806 
114,078 
397,976 
70,021 
202,853 
188,630 
903,612 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
78,468 
41,322 
45,534 
50,952 
37,234 
47,049 
60,033 
92,111 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
146,134 
26,636 
18,008 
95,105 
33,767 
22,529 
38,998 
270,238 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
140 
198 
214 
92 
369 
82 
128 
130 
$2,500 to $4,999 
31 
59 
14 
10 
82 
11 
22 
4 
$5,000 to $9,999 
66 
93 
22 
21 
124 
10 
37 
21 
$10,000 to $24,999 
112 
99 
41 
48 
115 
33 
61 
21 
$25,000 to $49,999 
139 
95 
47 
32 
93 
26 
71 
47 
$50,000 to $99,999 
123 
52 
61 
44 
80 
36 
59 
36 
$100,000 or more 
292 
106 
158 
120 
151 
145 
147 
142 
Government payments 
farms 
721 
400 
505 
313 
650 
292 
432 
362 
$1,000 
6,391 
2,284 
7,435 
3,716 
4,728 
3,088 
3,509 
5,993 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
632 
299 
381 
215 
494 
239 
339 
263 
$1,000 
20,191 
4,805 
7,104 
5,484 
16,546 
7,742 
8,998 
11,199 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
202,772 
56,152 
54,564 
131,221 
79,538 
56,364 
87,114 
346,152 
Average per farm 
dollars 
224,554 
79,989 
97,961 
357,552 
78,440 
164,328 
165,932 
863,222 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
903 
702 
557 
367 
1,014 
343 
525 
401 
$1,000 
48,413 
18,894 
23,516 
24,036 
12,737 
24,044 
24,423 
33,389 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,613 
26,915 
42,219 
65,494 
12,561 
70,100 
46,521 
83,264 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
445 
303 
245 
219 
436 
223 
262 
213 
Other 
number 
458 
399 
312 
148 
578 
120 
263 
188 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
567 
485 
352 
194 
638 
165 
357 
248 
200 days or more 
number 
373 
346 
236 
143 
425 
112 
254 
164 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
445 
454 
199 
189 
419 
173 
229 
114 
number 
54,373 
46,538 
29,645 
52,373 
42,646 
30,311 
41,602 
87,335 
Beef cows 
farms 
325 
393 
160 
177 
353 
149 
201 
96 
number 
13,987 
18,179 
(D) 
17,754 
13,378 
(D) 
(D) 
5,018 
Milk cows 
farms 
35 
37 
2 
- 
6 
1 
1 
- 
number 
4,743 
494 
(D) 
- 
104 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
407 
388 
187 
164 
387 
159 
206 
102 
number 
39,214 
24,657 
19,044 
34,364 
34,004 
21,189 
32,661 
174,383 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
25 
14 
9 
6 
18 
4 
7 
3 
number 
197,430 
2,354 
132 
125,966 
179 
45 
848 
9 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
36 
14 
6 
9 
18 
1 
5 
3 
number 
458,061 
5,502 
115 
300,493 
292 
(D) 
330 
6 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
21 
4 
3 
12 
7 
9 
6 
number 
499 
510 
31 
310 
243 
203 
744 
141 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
34 
58 
13 
15 
74 
11 
26 
12 
number 
733 
1,470 
192 
296 
1,402 
250 
798 
111 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
5 
- 
1 
3 
- 
5 
4 
number 
(D) 
13,045 
- 
(D) 
54 
- 
68 
22 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
487 
118 
23 
143 
207 
53 
39 
86 
acres 
89,818 
36,161 
3,679 
67,620 
51,759 
7,811 
10,603 
38,920 
bushels 
5,722,292 
1,781,053 
187,076 
2,856,832 
1,121,960 
438,498 
359,809 
4,703,780 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
98 
19 
4 
30 
42 
27 
20 
17 
acres 
7,169 
1,254 
743 
6,152 
4,235 
2,817 
2,190 
5,122 
tons 
74,705 
10,848 
4,425 
27,301 
38,347 
16,390 
12,869 
61,980 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
185 
155 
275 
186 
131 
204 
280 
225 
acres 
12,576 
32,743 
126,807 
67,100 
13,010 
86,809 
112,253 
134,343 
bushels 
564,882 
1,722,779 
4,017,814 
2,788,554 
587,869 
3,767,310 
4,430,064 
4,718,824 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
185 
155 
275 
186 
131 
204 
280 
225 
acres 
12,576 
32,743 
126,807 
67,100 
13,010 
86,809 
112,253 
134,343 
bushels 
564,882 
1,722,779 
4,017,814 
2,788,554 
587,869 
3,767,310 
4,430,064 
4,718,824 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
236 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
