1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 688 728 Land in farms ..................acres.. 339 138 339 853 Average size of farm .......acres.. 493 467 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 363 820 308 734 Average per acre .........dollars.. 693 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 190 59 723 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 613 657 acres.. 271 631 272 083 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 593 637 acres.. 223 777 197 847 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 44 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 564 62 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 285 85 944 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 948 26 709 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 616 35 859 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 124 $100,000 or more .................... 177 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 441 50 552 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 015 69 345 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 689 729 $1,000.. 22 367 12 397 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 463 17 006 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 490 543 Other ............................... 198 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 284 200 days or more ................... 145 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 389 442 number.. 36 661 39 705 Beef cows ..................farms.. 301 336 number.. 10 517 12 065 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 55 number.. 1 670 1 732 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 385 447 number.. 37 390 43 045 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 135 number.. 38 525 42 810 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 137 142 number.. 83 365 77 802 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 31 number.. 2 609 1 997 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 35 number.. 439 1 709 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 322 349 acres.. 55 346 48 227 bushels.. 7 287 399 4 726 726 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 59 acres.. 1 687 1 940 tons, green.. 24 062 27 753 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 332 354 acres.. 39 495 28 762 bushels.. 3 914 386 2 296 531 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 376 367 acres.. 35 330 26 577 bushels.. 1 359 160 1 030 105 Oats for grain................farms.. 95 114 acres.. 1 892 2 277 bushels.. 136 219 101 458 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 476 539 acres.. 78 622 78 311 bushels.. 3 096 279 2 532 198 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 371 354 acres.. 18 168 16 003 tons, dry.. 45 350 36 477 @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. .