1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEYENNE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 426 493 Land in farms ..................acres.. 592 207 619 870 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 390 1 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 521 466 396 783 Average per acre .........dollars.. 370 311 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 784 58 749 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 87 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 189 222 Total cropland .................farms.. 388 454 acres.. 387 156 403 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 350 426 acres.. 153 633 176 293 Irrigated land .................farms.. 115 151 acres.. 38 949 40 651 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 591 51 543 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 106 104 549 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 550 18 765 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 041 32 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 92 $100,000 or more .................... 87 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 124 43 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 335 88 378 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 427 493 $1,000.. 9 073 7 638 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 248 15 493 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 373 Other ............................... 100 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 209 200 days or more ................... 88 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 254 number.. 45 434 42 329 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 210 number.. 14 803 15 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 16 18 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 232 259 number.. 42 586 55 568 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 35 number.. 4 610 5 134 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 36 number.. 8 429 8 566 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 14 number.. 321 877 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. 407 596 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 98 acres.. 24 879 18 604 bushels.. 3 053 419 2 367 733 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 23 acres.. 1 058 1 239 tons, green.. 17 382 21 762 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 54 131 acres.. 6 110 11 063 bushels.. 334 189 707 778 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 293 409 acres.. 97 975 109 225 bushels.. 2 974 627 4 063 922 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 25 acres.. 228 1 107 bushels.. 8 120 58 106 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 33 acres.. 1 920 4 029 bushels.. 61 364 167 976 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 156 acres.. 7 871 11 353 tons, dry.. 27 663 31 388 @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. .