1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COFFEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 588 606 Land in farms ..................acres.. 353 371 330 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 601 545 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 291 413 195 295 Average per acre .........dollars.. 440 357 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 921 35 139 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 145 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 114 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 531 549 acres.. 216 040 208 391 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 491 515 acres.. 157 007 142 668 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 466 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 707 32 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 930 53 563 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 561 14 123 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 146 18 336 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 94 $100,000 or more .................... 98 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 563 25 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 080 41 703 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 588 607 $1,000.. 10 398 7 985 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 683 13 154 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 353 368 Other ............................... 235 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 318 200 days or more ................... 203 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 363 number.. 37 931 31 584 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 265 number.. 9 971 8 335 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 162 217 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 365 371 number.. 30 766 27 790 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 51 number.. 14 718 5 827 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 55 number.. 19 154 11 755 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 21 number.. 2 256 1 287 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 136 acres.. 13 523 7 862 bushels.. 1 378 305 620 771 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 16 acres.. 675 878 tons, green.. 7 111 11 142 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 230 342 acres.. 20 645 24 807 bushels.. 1 690 511 1 592 593 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 304 182 acres.. 34 531 11 740 bushels.. 1 191 641 313 311 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 36 acres.. 1 055 629 bushels.. 53 368 18 783 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 369 434 acres.. 62 005 70 461 bushels.. 1 816 634 2 150 726 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 317 330 acres.. 34 199 31 082 tons, dry.. 54 125 41 420 @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. .