1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANDERSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 703 727 Land in farms ..................acres.. 378 517 352 141 Average size of farm .......acres.. 538 484 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 676 172 158 Average per acre .........dollars.. 460 352 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 464 39 287 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 107 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 651 640 acres.. 246 439 230 886 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 606 611 acres.. 186 064 161 985 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 481 1 152 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 867 34 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 244 47 078 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 868 16 771 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 999 17 455 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 98 $100,000 or more .................... 124 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 468 24 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 452 34 379 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 703 726 $1,000.. 9 858 8 664 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 023 11 934 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 433 430 Other ............................... 270 297 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 382 200 days or more ................... 233 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 477 522 number.. 37 146 35 758 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 432 number.. 13 796 14 924 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 53 number.. 1 339 1 655 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 468 525 number.. 29 202 28 577 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 60 number.. 17 312 10 240 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 60 number.. 38 492 16 843 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 29 number.. 1 081 1 171 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 68 number.. (D) 21 814 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 247 199 acres.. 22 101 13 596 bushels.. 2 309 251 1 111 323 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 32 acres.. 594 1 484 tons, green.. 6 958 18 280 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 256 330 acres.. 21 831 22 705 bushels.. 1 999 686 1 701 589 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 339 135 acres.. 33 632 6 676 bushels.. 1 325 275 197 151 Oats for grain................farms.. 88 84 acres.. 2 749 2 144 bushels.. 157 237 60 947 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 405 449 acres.. 74 383 80 630 bushels.. 2 446 322 2 618 386 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 438 463 acres.. 41 236 39 800 tons, dry.. 69 394 62 070 @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. .