BARTON COUNTY MARKET

Barton County, Kansas Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Albert to Pawnee Rock, Barton County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Watch for local fresh-baked bread when it comes into season in Kansas. Listing is free and you keep 100% of every local sale.

Farming in Barton County by the Numbers

Barton County has 575 farms on 562,598 acres (about 978 acres each). Together they sold $491.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, wheat and sorghum.

Beekeepers tend about 63 honey bee colonies.

12 farms in Barton County already sell straight to the public, about $84,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Barton County

Barton County farms and homesteads keep 103,062 head of cattle, 10,627 hogs and 193 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 990 people run or help run farms in Barton County, with an average age of 59. 29% of them are women. 83 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 3 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.

Where Barton County stands out: it ranks #9 of 105 KS counties for total farm sales.