1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COMANCHE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 260 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 486 997 481 136 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 873 1 737 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 486 699 417 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 258 266 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 466 47 321 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 36 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 202 230 acres.. 171 277 187 433 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 209 acres.. 97 057 93 062 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 28 acres.. 5 918 4 424 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 973 29 146 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 127 105 220 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 256 5 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 717 23 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 35 $100,000 or more .................... 83 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 651 21 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 197 78 861 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 260 277 $1,000.. 3 650 5 613 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 038 20 265 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 200 Other ............................... 60 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 117 200 days or more ................... 55 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 203 number.. 47 163 50 945 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 131 number.. 15 563 14 951 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 365 277 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 201 218 number.. 39 423 46 538 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 17 number.. 1 466 2 035 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 17 number.. 2 642 3 406 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 70 133 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 194 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 7 acres.. 2 321 809 bushels.. 356 553 127 385 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 2 acres.. 372 (D) tons, green.. 6 916 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 48 78 acres.. 5 301 7 311 bushels.. 253 401 333 660 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 161 182 acres.. 74 803 71 867 bushels.. 1 511 668 1 848 967 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 186 (D) bushels.. 3 162 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 9 acres.. 826 774 bushels.. 22 938 28 709 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 106 119 acres.. 11 367 9 870 tons, dry.. 29 805 27 747 @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. .