1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLOUD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 613 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 407 464 397 383 Average size of farm .......acres.. 665 603 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 329 135 262 653 Average per acre .........dollars.. 516 407 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 193 53 311 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 144 Total cropland .................farms.. 564 611 acres.. 290 932 293 364 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 583 acres.. 194 215 184 007 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 76 acres.. 10 046 10 139 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 659 30 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 909 46 847 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 492 17 193 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 168 13 680 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 108 $100,000 or more .................... 99 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 431 23 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 118 35 548 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 613 659 $1,000.. 6 822 7 750 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 129 11 760 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 449 Other ............................... 202 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 301 200 days or more ................... 188 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 368 374 number.. 35 011 31 448 Beef cows ..................farms.. 339 325 number.. 17 253 13 958 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 16 number.. 359 293 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 374 381 number.. 20 535 20 930 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 71 number.. 21 272 16 703 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 77 number.. 36 990 33 133 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 25 number.. 902 2 261 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 28 number.. (D) 978 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 59 acres.. 9 455 7 338 bushels.. 1 026 827 880 934 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 10 acres.. 117 267 tons, green.. 2 245 3 678 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 337 410 acres.. 41 972 37 418 bushels.. 2 999 861 3 004 763 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 422 501 acres.. 114 608 109 897 bushels.. 3 625 251 3 909 381 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 82 acres.. 1 612 1 769 bushels.. 85 766 80 251 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 138 231 acres.. 9 553 12 176 bushels.. 324 064 357 497 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 342 326 acres.. 21 225 18 121 tons, dry.. 47 425 39 301 @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. .