1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEROKEE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 764 841 Land in farms ..................acres.. 271 015 280 704 Average size of farm .......acres.. 355 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 685 173 944 Average per acre .........dollars.. 528 541 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 696 35 078 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 157 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 192 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 657 725 acres.. 213 067 210 941 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 657 acres.. 168 853 156 409 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 55 376 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 819 22 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 883 26 194 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 614 14 551 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 204 7 478 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 161 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 133 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 79 $100,000 or more .................... 96 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 671 18 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 218 21 790 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 764 842 $1,000.. 8 030 3 209 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 510 3 811 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 438 Other ............................... 344 403 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 400 481 200 days or more ................... 280 343 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 524 551 number.. 25 057 22 329 Beef cows ..................farms.. 484 484 number.. 12 080 10 568 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 13 number.. 356 138 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 506 528 number.. 12 439 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 51 number.. 4 625 6 217 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 51 number.. 8 686 10 054 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 10 number.. (D) 153 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 39 number.. (D) 1 163 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 87 80 acres.. 6 719 5 166 bushels.. 709 342 502 149 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 91 97 tons, green.. 1 285 1 563 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 207 248 acres.. 21 329 20 936 bushels.. 1 972 219 1 445 829 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 351 158 acres.. 72 613 16 296 bushels.. 3 023 145 372 571 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 50 acres.. 1 174 1 186 bushels.. 60 916 34 397 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 335 457 acres.. 73 795 100 264 bushels.. 1 875 418 2 089 323 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 371 411 acres.. 17 485 18 011 tons, dry.. 27 871 27 319 @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. .