1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DECATUR COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 439 486 Land in farms ..................acres.. 526 064 543 466 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 198 1 118 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 416 373 350 809 Average per acre .........dollars.. 370 292 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 749 78 024 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 217 Total cropland .................farms.. 395 452 acres.. 341 950 356 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 438 acres.. 176 764 175 861 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 92 acres.. 7 257 10 433 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 309 72 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 769 149 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 980 17 478 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 329 55 082 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 106 $100,000 or more .................... 113 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 905 61 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 238 126 930 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 439 486 $1,000.. 11 900 11 829 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 107 24 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 382 Other ............................... 119 104 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 215 200 days or more ................... 92 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 302 number.. 62 745 57 326 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 254 number.. 19 432 16 631 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 11 number.. 261 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 315 number.. 84 922 85 340 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 68 number.. 9 295 12 545 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 73 number.. 21 129 29 881 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 8 number.. 947 785 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 37 number.. (D) 1 526 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 114 acres.. 21 513 17 038 bushels.. 2 015 710 1 741 211 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 13 acres.. 659 474 tons, green.. 9 310 6 434 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 211 326 acres.. 28 433 37 248 bushels.. 1 762 355 2 567 910 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 352 396 acres.. 114 380 93 716 bushels.. 4 701 098 3 999 819 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 42 acres.. 327 1 448 bushels.. 14 520 57 297 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 12 acres.. 376 954 bushels.. 12 780 23 712 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 228 acres.. 11 538 13 517 tons, dry.. 43 934 42 846 @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. .