1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 449 535 Land in farms ..................acres.. 639 327 700 147 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 424 1 309 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 051 371 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 330 298 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 459 56 038 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 60 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 101 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 168 224 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 449 acres.. 221 504 255 328 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 362 415 acres.. 155 874 149 449 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 27 acres.. 4 369 2 954 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 015 45 715 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 392 85 448 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 052 9 652 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 963 36 063 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 84 $100,000 or more .................... 113 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 898 41 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 541 77 506 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 449 534 $1,000.. 7 124 1 814 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 866 3 397 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 367 Other ............................... 131 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 237 200 days or more ................... 116 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 386 number.. 65 280 89 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 269 number.. 20 746 28 337 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 625 811 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 319 393 number.. 61 054 69 121 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 29 number.. 8 681 3 900 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 32 number.. 12 091 5 509 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 19 number.. 3 389 5 455 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 30 number.. 286 692 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 0 acres.. 1 372 0 bushels.. 239 973 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 49 104 acres.. 3 988 6 932 bushels.. 220 540 348 987 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 316 375 acres.. 132 844 121 445 bushels.. 3 921 608 3 341 963 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 14 acres.. 1 279 779 bushels.. 53 745 29 834 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 16 acres.. 1 210 1 416 bushels.. 37 497 45 929 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 222 acres.. 16 999 18 355 tons, dry.. 45 996 51 611 @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. .