1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOURBON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 781 842 Land in farms ..................acres.. 337 300 318 958 Average size of farm .......acres.. 432 379 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 240 145 606 Average per acre .........dollars.. 368 393 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 679 22 346 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 312 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 227 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 672 733 acres.. 182 214 167 985 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 603 645 acres.. 101 306 90 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 301 763 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 075 23 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 667 27 389 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 167 6 058 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 908 17 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 56 $100,000 or more .................... 50 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 240 20 185 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 037 23 972 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 781 842 $1,000.. 2 397 3 390 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 069 4 026 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 426 Other ............................... 386 416 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 436 200 days or more ................... 308 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 597 635 number.. 49 854 46 580 Beef cows ..................farms.. 520 515 number.. 21 386 17 494 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 59 number.. 938 1 461 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 593 645 number.. 30 830 32 536 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 71 number.. 5 833 7 261 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 74 number.. 8 803 11 596 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 24 number.. 329 721 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 48 number.. (D) 2 247 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 105 acres.. 5 967 5 937 bushels.. 547 316 482 711 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 27 acres.. 531 1 039 tons, green.. 6 471 11 295 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 124 213 acres.. 8 909 12 311 bushels.. 615 468 707 820 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 169 65 acres.. 17 844 3 442 bushels.. 672 447 85 687 Oats for grain................farms.. 60 63 acres.. 1 592 1 434 bushels.. 84 576 45 437 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 244 317 acres.. 32 810 32 777 bushels.. 794 994 817 832 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 522 acres.. 41 174 36 721 tons, dry.. 70 068 61 439 @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. .