1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COWLEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 965 997 Land in farms ..................acres.. 627 612 619 647 Average size of farm .......acres.. 650 622 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 308 697 230 291 Average per acre .........dollars.. 493 385 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 785 35 698 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 275 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 253 237 500 to 999 acres .................... 128 176 1,000 acres or more ................. 158 152 Total cropland .................farms.. 813 859 acres.. 283 723 269 262 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 739 760 acres.. 192 642 160 551 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 19 acres.. 1 429 1 410 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 912 55 906 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 339 56 075 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 751 11 396 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 161 44 511 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 196 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 144 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 90 $100,000 or more .................... 121 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 960 51 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 870 51 444 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 967 996 $1,000.. 10 425 4 691 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 781 4 710 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 515 516 Other ............................... 450 481 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 536 603 200 days or more ................... 392 428 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 592 614 number.. 68 944 61 062 Beef cows ..................farms.. 466 505 number.. 23 163 20 584 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 33 number.. 632 711 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 595 628 number.. 68 945 71 675 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 119 number.. 29 581 24 267 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 91 117 number.. 61 410 48 321 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 41 number.. 2 986 5 692 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 68 number.. 1 040 1 697 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 12 acres.. 1 145 612 bushels.. 108 373 46 912 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 8 acres.. 1 340 379 tons, green.. 19 093 4 580 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 300 385 acres.. 30 217 29 662 bushels.. 2 135 265 1 795 900 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 539 549 acres.. 128 425 95 945 bushels.. 4 195 976 2 695 979 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 33 acres.. 1 233 667 bushels.. 58 440 15 647 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 63 123 acres.. 3 345 5 627 bushels.. 104 317 141 824 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 504 500 acres.. 32 001 31 618 tons, dry.. 59 487 61 034 @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. .