Table 43. Selected Practices: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Geographic area 
Received 
irrigation 
water from 
the U.S. 
Bureau of 
Reclamation 
(farms) 
Practiced 
alley 
cropping 
or 
silvopasture 
(farms) 
Harvested 
biomass 
for use 
in 
renewable 
energy 
(farms) 
Practiced 
rotational 
or 
management- 
intensive 
grazing 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
directly 
to 
retail 
outlets 
(farms) 
Produced 
and 
sold 
value-added 
commodities 
(farms) 
Marketed 
products 
through 
community 
supported 
agriculture 
(CSA) 
(farms) 
Raised 
or 
sold 
veal 
calves 
(farms) 
On-farm 
packing 
facility 
(farms) 
State Total 
Kansas 
207 
13 
126 
6,145 
406 
1,615 
144 
203 
107 
Counties 
Allen 
_ 
_ 
1 
61 
3 
16 
_ 
_ 
2 
Anderson 
- 
- 
2 
87 
6 
11 
1 
2 
1 
Atchison 
- 
- 
2 
85 
3 
17 
4 
4 
- 
Barber 
- 
- 
- 
77 
- 
14 
1 
1 
- 
Barton 
- 
- 
1 
44 
1 
15 
5 
- 
- 
Bourbon 
- 
- 
1 
145 
1 
34 
1 
10 
- 
Brown 
- 
- 
- 
52 
5 
8 
2 
- 
6 
Butler 
2 
- 
- 
151 
6 
40 
- 
3 
1 
Chase 
- 
- 
- 
44 
- 
9 
- 
2 
- 
Chautauqua 
- 
- 
1 
51 
1 
9 
- 
1 
- 
Cherokee 
- 
- 
- 
85 
1 
28 
- 
9 
1 
Cheyenne 
1 
- 
- 
34 
6 
10 
6 
- 
- 
Clark 
- 
- 
- 
29 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Clay 
- 
- 
- 
48 
7 
14 
- 
4 
- 
Cloud 
2 
- 
- 
58 
2 
4 
2 
1 
- 
Coffey 
- 
- 
1 
59 
3 
19 
2 
4 
- 
Comanche 
2 
- 
- 
38 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Cowley 
- 
- 
4 
103 
3 
32 
- 
10 
1 
Crawford 
- 
- 
- 
90 
2 
26 
- 
9 
- 
Decatur 
1 
- 
- 
27 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
Dickinson 
_ 
_ 
_ 
99 
_ 
19 
_ 
2 
_ 
Doniphan 
- 
- 
2 
31 
6 
12 
2 
2 
- 
Douglas 
- 
- 
2 
123 
51 
47 
12 
3 
22 
Edwards 
1 
- 
- 
19 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Elk 
- 
- 
- 
40 
2 
10 
- 
2 
- 
Ellis 
- 
- 
1 
68 
- 
18 
- 
2 
- 
Ellsworth 
- 
- 
- 
42 
1 
3 
- 
2 
1 
Finney 
1 
- 
- 
26 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Ford 
2 
- 
- 
34 
1 
7 
- 
- 
- 
Franklin 
- 
1 
- 
120 
11 
36 
3 
8 
1 
Geary 
- 
- 
- 
32 
1 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Gove 
- 
- 
- 
37 
2 
8 
- 
1 
2 
Graham 
1 
- 
- 
33 
- 
10 
2 
- 
- 
Grant 
- 
- 
4 
7 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
Gray 
- 
- 
- 
22 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Greeley 
- 
- 
- 
16 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Greenwood 
- 
- 
2 
82 
4 
28 
2 
4 
1 
Hamilton 
- 
- 
2 
22 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
Harper 
- 
- 
- 
43 
1 
5 
1 
- 
- 
Harvey 
- 
- 
4 
60 
7 
30 
2 
- 
" 
Haskell 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Hodgeman 
- 
- 
- 
43 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
Jackson 
- 
- 
- 
140 
10 
53 
2 
3 
1 
Jefferson 
- 
3 
4 
153 
21 
47 
8 
5 
5 
Jewell 
15 
- 
1 
51 
2 
17 
- 
3 
- 
Johnson 
- 
- 
2 
58 
17 
22 
- 
1 
4 
Kearny 
- 
- 
- 
21 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Kingman 
- 
- 
- 
96 
- 
10 
- 
1 
- 
Kiowa 
- 
- 
1 
30 
1 
4 
1 
- 
1 
Labette 
- 
- 
- 
104 
6 
37 
- 
9 
1 
Lane 
_ 
_ 
_ 
21 
_ 
5 
_ 
_ 
_ 
Leavenworth 
- 
- 
3 
185 
20 
58 
8 
4 
8 
Lincoln 
- 
- 
2 
46 
- 
9 
2 
- 
- 
Linn 
- 
- 
3 
122 
4 
30 
- 
2 
- 
Logan 
1 
- 
1 
33 
1 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Lyon 
- 
- 
10 
95 
9 
22 
8 
1 
3 
McPherson 
6 
- 
- 
46 
5 
16 
6 
5 
1 
Marion 
1 
- 
- 
86 
8 
20 
4 
8 
- 
Marshall 
- 
- 
3 
74 
2 
14 
- 
- 
- 
Meade 
- 
- 
1 
24 
- 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Miami 
_ 
_ 
_ 
200 
8 
58 
_ 
8 
3 
Mitchell 
17 
- 
- 
34 
2 
14 
2 
- 
3 
Montgomery 
- 
2 
2 
120 
4 
57 
6 
16 
3 
Morris 
- 
- 
- 
45 
1 
8 
- 
- 
- 
Morton 
- 
- 
- 
14 
- 
10 
- 
- 
- 
Nemaha 
- 
- 
1 
71 
2 
30 
3 
5 
1 
Neosho 
- 
1 
- 
87 
6 
25 
2 
9 
1 
Ness 
- 
1 
- 
33 
3 
16 
- 
- 
3 
Norton 
3 
- 
2 
48 
- 
7 
2 
2 
- 
Osage 
- 
- 
2 
113 
4 
34 
1 
5 
1 
Osborne 
23 
- 
- 
28 
- 
6 
- 
2 
- 
Ottawa 
2 
- 
- 
31 
2 
14 
4 
1 
2 
Pawnee 
1 
- 
- 
15 
- 
8 
1 
- 
1 
Phillips 
7 
- 
- 
49 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
Pottawatomie 
1 
2 
3 
116 
17 
31 
5 
- 
- 
Pratt 
2 
- 
- 
53 
4 
6 
- 
2 
- 
Rawlins 
- 
- 
- 
35 
2 
4 
1 
2 
- 
Reno 
- 
- 
7 
159 
18 
52 
2 
- 
5 
Republic 
65 
- 
1 
51 
2 
5 
- 
2 
1 
Rice 
- 
- 
- 
26 
5 
11 
- 
1 
1 
Riley 
- 
2 
4 
72 
12 
14 
3 
1 
4 
Rooks 
1 
- 
40 
" 
5 
- 
1 
" 
-continued 
616 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
