1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 652 665 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 862 276 555 Average size of farm .......acres.. 434 416 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 171 177 737 Average per acre .........dollars.. 414 445 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 255 37 659 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 595 acres.. 196 885 189 229 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 526 564 acres.. 144 316 125 078 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 112 23 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 651 34 624 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 986 11 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 126 11 278 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 64 $100,000 or more .................... 71 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 560 18 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 534 27 109 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 652 665 $1,000.. 8 073 5 973 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 382 8 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 351 407 Other ............................... 301 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 320 200 days or more ................... 236 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 470 492 number.. 32 196 30 062 Beef cows ..................farms.. 414 423 number.. 13 347 12 799 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 54 number.. 2 069 2 419 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 464 488 number.. 17 413 16 932 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 59 number.. 4 527 6 612 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 62 number.. 7 253 12 015 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 15 number.. 445 421 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 54 number.. 614 1 686 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 103 acres.. 8 657 7 562 bushels.. 866 181 600 173 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 17 acres.. 772 900 tons, green.. 11 035 12 264 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 239 294 acres.. 18 289 19 291 bushels.. 1 424 504 1 392 031 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 298 141 acres.. 36 190 9 519 bushels.. 1 337 186 273 355 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 77 acres.. 1 227 1 965 bushels.. 65 303 75 541 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 336 398 acres.. 54 204 61 809 bushels.. 1 473 427 1 787 211 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 406 435 acres.. 33 363 30 385 tons, dry.. 60 112 48 927 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld 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. .