1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 379 421 Land in farms ..................acres.. 386 881 320 956 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 021 762 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 583 187 026 Average per acre .........dollars.. 289 239 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 179 23 760 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 101 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 307 acres.. 67 003 73 008 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 240 248 acres.. 32 376 35 741 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 34 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 706 15 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 380 37 309 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 062 4 895 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 644 10 812 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 37 $100,000 or more .................... 51 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 629 13 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 984 32 295 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 379 422 $1,000.. 5 130 1 927 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 536 4 566 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 222 Other ............................... 144 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 179 236 200 days or more ................... 120 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 328 number.. 43 160 34 230 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 288 number.. 16 917 15 854 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 18 number.. 304 498 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 324 number.. 38 206 21 126 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 40 number.. 3 993 7 682 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 39 number.. 8 129 11 334 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 27 number.. 243 1 094 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 42 number.. 520 1 039 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 12 acres.. 599 658 bushels.. 67 758 42 190 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 123 tons, green.. (D) 1 410 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 38 65 acres.. 3 320 5 308 bushels.. 231 335 285 900 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 73 78 acres.. 10 382 8 028 bushels.. 366 711 179 242 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 310 793 bushels.. 13 010 25 175 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 48 acres.. 4 242 8 401 bushels.. 122 047 225 752 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 208 acres.. 14 513 13 125 tons, dry.. 24 340 21 664 @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. .