1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DICKINSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 941 1 028 Land in farms ..................acres.. 514 436 513 946 Average size of farm .......acres.. 547 500 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 174 209 824 Average per acre .........dollars.. 474 446 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 039 48 768 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 265 303 500 to 999 acres .................... 196 207 1,000 acres or more ................. 158 151 Total cropland .................farms.. 846 940 acres.. 393 717 392 686 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 797 908 acres.. 289 732 245 504 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 34 acres.. 2 163 2 792 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 338 65 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 312 63 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 801 17 841 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 537 47 394 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 199 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 126 $100,000 or more .................... 191 145 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 850 54 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 053 53 365 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 940 1 028 $1,000.. 13 282 11 767 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 130 11 447 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 624 670 Other ............................... 317 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 414 497 200 days or more ................... 233 297 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 601 635 number.. 76 033 73 786 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 422 number.. 17 404 14 853 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 50 number.. 1 773 1 649 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 607 658 number.. 71 331 77 223 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 137 number.. 16 462 19 456 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 104 144 number.. 25 759 36 641 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 61 number.. 1 929 3 800 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 54 number.. (D) 18 274 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 98 44 acres.. 4 504 1 915 bushels.. 497 960 148 123 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 85 85 acres.. 3 186 3 208 tons, green.. 43 766 35 499 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 452 619 acres.. 47 183 47 319 bushels.. 3 408 609 2 702 408 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 695 816 acres.. 167 392 135 344 bushels.. 5 734 991 4 377 284 Oats for grain................farms.. 235 201 acres.. 6 305 4 012 bushels.. 354 395 128 951 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 250 336 acres.. 13 578 14 637 bushels.. 423 975 413 709 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 611 650 acres.. 49 155 39 964 tons, dry.. 122 354 90 833 @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. .