Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Sheridan 
Sherman 
Smith 
Stafford 
Stanton 
Stevens 
Sumner 
Thomas 
Farms 
number 
384 
416 
497 
536 
278 
315 
1,096 
460 
Land in farms 
acres 
561,880 
594,906 
500,364 
498,769 
429,179 
455,566 
719,611 
675,079 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,463 
1,430 
1,007 
931 
1,544 
1,446 
657 
1,468 
Median size of farm 
acres 
891 
520 
427 
320 
640 
320 
178 
552 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,808,256 
2,441,558 
1,633,297 
1,644,126 
1,708,899 
1,982,368 
1,177,329 
3,128,312 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,919 
1,707 
1,622 
1,767 
1,107 
1,371 
1,793 
2,132 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
110,786 
116,693 
105,672 
125,593 
84,598 
117,650 
195,420 
153,159 
Average per farm 
dollars 
288,504 
280,513 
212,619 
234,315 
304,309 
373,493 
178,302 
332,954 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
7 
11 
16 
6 
- 
10 
25 
17 
1 0 to 49 acres 
16 
15 
45 
42 
2 
9 
167 
29 
50 to 1 79 acres 
71 
84 
115 
144 
62 
90 
356 
99 
1 80 to 499 acres 
58 
93 
86 
103 
64 
77 
184 
78 
500 to 999 acres 
52 
68 
78 
80 
32 
35 
124 
49 
1 ,000 acres or more 
180 
145 
157 
161 
118 
94 
240 
188 
Total cropland 
farms 
347 
370 
453 
498 
265 
268 
970 
401 
acres 
363,453 
498,656 
334,362 
396,537 
390,581 
354,277 
592,945 
576,545 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
292 
257 
396 
327 
148 
127 
861 
324 
acres 
269,333 
296,651 
272,496 
311,999 
206,810 
240,088 
537,636 
385,145 
Irrigated land 
farms 
164 
142 
55 
172 
83 
99 
45 
139 
acres 
79,320 
86,954 
7,340 
103,434 
76,651 
145,209 
16,094 
90,042 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
328,685 
170,162 
110,965 
197,621 
163,738 
328,454 
168,713 
253,449 
Average per farm 
dollars 
855,951 
409,043 
223,270 
368,696 
588,985 
1,042,713 
153,935 
550,977 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
109,299 
131,288 
74,549 
120,219 
79,556 
144,543 
149,762 
146,097 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
219,386 
38,874 
36,416 
77,402 
84,182 
183,912 
18,951 
107,352 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
64 
124 
101 
199 
122 
148 
235 
88 
$2,500 to $4,999 
5 
15 
23 
19 
- 
3 
59 
20 
$5,000 to $9,999 
9 
13 
17 
20 
4 
15 
113 
15 
$10,000 to $24,999 
21 
21 
33 
31 
5 
12 
142 
32 
$25,000 to $49,999 
22 
29 
67 
37 
27 
24 
130 
46 
$50,000 to $99,999 
67 
40 
64 
35 
19 
14 
108 
43 
$100,000 or more 
196 
174 
192 
195 
101 
99 
309 
216 
Government payments 
farms 
321 
361 
419 
459 
254 
266 
844 
371 
$1,000 
5,406 
7,341 
5,354 
6,769 
6,864 
5,414 
7,384 
8,819 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
227 
276 
366 
304 
155 
150 
660 
299 
$1,000 
12,470 
12,673 
13,327 
9,246 
12,144 
9,528 
16,976 
23,460 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
315,276 
125,553 
90,228 
172,683 
152,856 
279,697 
132,171 
237,554 
Average per farm 
dollars 
821,032 
301,810 
181,544 
322,169 
549,843 
887,928 
120,594 
516,423 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
384 
416 
497 
536 
278 
315 
1,096 
460 
$1,000 
31,285 
64,623 
39,418 
40,953 
29,890 
63,699 
60,902 
48,175 
Average per farm 
dollars 
81,471 
155,343 
79,313 
76,405 
107,519 
202,220 
55,568 
104,728 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
260 
244 
309 
275 
146 
121 
568 
269 
Other 
number 
124 
172 
188 
261 
132 
194 
528 
191 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
189 
225 
269 
250 
134 
166 
676 
275 
200 days or more 
number 
142 
124 
188 
167 
107 
131 
496 
191 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
186 
109 
211 
166 
37 
74 
430 
138 
number 
117,073 
28,316 
33,636 
48,978 
20,481 
37,666 
29,132 
51,233 
Beef cows 
farms 
148 
81 
194 
136 
32 
64 
362 
92 
number 
13,217 
4,815 
(D) 
1 1 ,740 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
7 
- 
1 
3 
8 
3 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
173 
92 
193 
137 
30 
65 
369 
119 
number 
175,470 
26,314 
27,725 
53,617 
37,356 
91,967 
18,631 
66,680 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2 
2 
16 
8 
3 
5 
12 
4 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8,897 
(D) 
(D) 
1,076 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
2 
2 
11 
9 
3 
4 
13 
7 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
40,448 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
95 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
3 
13 
8 
1 
1 
18 
4 
number 
(D) 
46 
894 
934 
(D) 
(D) 
764 
82 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
16 
12 
16 
12 
4 
6 
71 
12 
number 
509 
418 
596 
321 
64 
148 
949 
470 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
1 
3 
- 
- 
1 
- 
number 
- 
(D) 
540 
- 
- 
(D) 
** 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
204 
155 
138 
149 
77 
92 
147 
190 
acres 
123,299 
108,802 
33,082 
56,586 
57,241 
115,242 
35,362 
171,616 
bushels 
9,285,105 
10,933,843 
1,188,374 
6,101,542 
6,119,025 
15,881,767 
1,867,648 
11,598,713 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
49 
8 
49 
31 
19 
8 
26 
41 
acres 
12,075 
2,430 
5,542 
2,827 
3,617 
4,167 
3,739 
8,583 
tons 
72,416 
18,231 
29,244 
25,664 
47,129 
53,652 
22,174 
69,878 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
235 
229 
296 
268 
142 
98 
658 
273 
acres 
83,186 
151,236 
121,740 
184,229 
119,380 
75,044 
368,554 
168,086 
bushels 
3,793,939 
6,407,492 
5,206,712 
6,801,435 
4,198,519 
2,809,377 
15,799,490 
7,745,136 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
235 
229 
296 
268 
142 
98 
658 
273 
acres 
83,186 
151,236 
121,740 
184,229 
119,380 
75,044 
368,554 
168,086 
bushels 
3,793,939 
6,407,492 
5,206,712 
6,801,435 
4,198,519 
2,809,377 
15,799,490 
7,745,136 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 239 
