1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHASE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 284 288 Land in farms ..................acres.. 351 941 328 905 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 239 1 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 523 332 320 139 Average per acre .........dollars.. 406 288 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 566 35 704 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 71 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 241 247 acres.. 80 567 84 665 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 219 223 acres.. 47 653 45 580 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 102 34 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 330 118 098 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 538 3 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 564 30 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 43 $100,000 or more .................... 62 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 897 26 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 961 93 379 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 284 288 $1,000.. 8 845 6 530 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 145 22 673 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 189 Other ............................... 118 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 146 200 days or more ................... 99 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 197 number.. 53 943 39 591 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 147 number.. 11 537 9 452 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 295 349 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 206 219 number.. 70 657 57 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 36 number.. 8 999 7 829 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 35 number.. 16 745 15 809 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 17 number.. 430 1 993 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 13 number.. 417 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 38 acres.. 2 458 2 323 bushels.. 248 660 163 141 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 23 acres.. 1 517 2 262 tons, green.. 20 945 32 958 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 93 122 acres.. 7 353 7 794 bushels.. 568 291 521 325 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 136 acres.. 14 564 11 898 bushels.. 519 975 330 110 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 31 acres.. 438 527 bushels.. 25 734 20 228 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 88 121 acres.. 8 391 9 639 bushels.. 286 723 339 233 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 180 acres.. 14 011 12 737 tons, dry.. 29 920 26 011 @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. .