1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARTON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 770 937 Land in farms ..................acres.. 580 199 556 433 Average size of farm .......acres.. 754 594 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 376 048 260 449 Average per acre .........dollars.. 514 451 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 190 61 698 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 199 258 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 215 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 165 Total cropland .................farms.. 718 845 acres.. 483 823 487 019 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 687 806 acres.. 285 558 262 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 118 111 acres.. 42 357 29 147 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 138 019 125 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 246 133 529 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 476 24 053 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 110 544 101 064 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 186 247 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 104 $100,000 or more .................... 102 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 058 104 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 024 111 414 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 769 937 $1,000.. 14 857 20 029 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 320 21 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 527 608 Other ............................... 243 329 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 362 469 200 days or more ................... 207 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 437 540 number.. 126 606 85 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 468 number.. 15 361 14 700 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 36 number.. 651 951 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 438 536 number.. 139 068 150 497 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 67 number.. 6 237 5 473 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 64 71 number.. 14 669 14 919 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 687 1 515 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 76 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 43 acres.. 21 533 9 382 bushels.. 3 345 272 1 188 648 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 14 acres.. 2 617 964 tons, green.. 43 131 17 398 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 395 501 acres.. 41 052 41 882 bushels.. 2 489 889 2 893 658 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 596 750 acres.. 170 396 167 887 bushels.. 3 227 316 5 428 175 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 52 acres.. 929 880 bushels.. 38 790 39 723 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 62 77 acres.. 6 620 6 945 bushels.. 284 972 266 240 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 459 492 acres.. 51 296 37 437 tons, dry.. 142 426 106 817 @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. .