1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DONIPHAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 509 530 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 798 216 179 Average size of farm .......acres.. 396 408 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 677 279 453 Average per acre .........dollars.. 748 741 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 241 49 135 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 474 474 acres.. 162 690 168 755 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 458 454 acres.. 132 939 127 686 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 723 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 152 34 650 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 989 65 378 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 297 22 155 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 854 12 496 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 80 $100,000 or more .................... 110 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 907 24 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 934 46 848 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 509 530 $1,000.. 13 575 7 722 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 670 14 570 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 364 Other ............................... 190 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 231 215 200 days or more ................... 146 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 273 299 number.. 18 910 20 301 Beef cows ..................farms.. 218 246 number.. 7 876 7 716 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 666 560 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 265 303 number.. 11 695 15 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 113 number.. 11 661 18 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 94 116 number.. 24 029 33 659 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 22 number.. 948 1 054 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 41 number.. 513 1 441 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 311 362 acres.. 55 566 56 130 bushels.. 7 629 594 6 228 898 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 25 acres.. 1 161 806 tons, green.. 27 298 15 706 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 67 80 acres.. 3 664 4 352 bushels.. 381 216 378 074 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 148 118 acres.. 9 284 7 949 bushels.. 345 942 326 510 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 34 acres.. 514 425 bushels.. 30 586 22 486 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 316 376 acres.. 56 760 52 547 bushels.. 2 292 910 1 931 717 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 254 210 acres.. 7 502 6 512 tons, dry.. 20 475 16 496 @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. .