1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENT COUNTY, DELAWARE Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 782 857 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 375 201 444 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 510 070 402 674 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 033 1 568 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 857 57 040 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 251 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 713 791 acres.. 166 177 170 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 656 721 acres.. 156 962 150 674 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 113 acres.. 20 283 18 521 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 111 769 83 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 927 97 557 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 783 38 890 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 986 44 717 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 59 $100,000 or more .................... 222 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 528 75 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 189 88 597 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 780 856 $1,000.. 17 430 10 076 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 346 11 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 454 483 Other ............................... 328 374 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 455 200 days or more ................... 270 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 226 number.. 13 097 16 179 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 82 number.. 1 283 788 Milk cows ..................farms.. 104 113 number.. 4 628 5 432 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 183 195 number.. 7 962 14 346 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 97 number.. 5 880 5 958 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 96 number.. 17 453 15 343 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 16 number.. 823 590 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 79 112 number.. 106 755 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 115 90 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 315 332 acres.. 43 191 38 846 bushels.. 4 884 247 2 585 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 261 227 acres.. 26 850 15 416 bushels.. 1 487 791 643 694 Barley for grain..............farms.. 138 175 acres.. 20 020 18 813 bushels.. 1 499 384 1 101 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 433 469 acres.. 81 650 70 261 bushels.. 2 486 618 1 249 800 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 220 264 acres.. 4 724 7 044 tons, dry.. 11 344 13 594 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 82 105 acres.. 16 744 21 360 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Witheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .