1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 820 852 Land in farms ..................acres.. 222 028 223 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 262 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 571 195 964 Average per acre .........dollars.. 907 827 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 426 29 037 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 157 50 to 179 acres ..................... 286 345 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 183 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 734 757 acres.. 152 451 154 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 672 691 acres.. 114 814 108 664 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 14 acres.. 2 165 1 472 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 711 28 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 331 32 892 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 278 12 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 433 15 667 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 225 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 137 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 59 $100,000 or more .................... 83 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 615 23 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 055 27 000 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 819 852 $1,000.. 8 579 4 047 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 475 4 749 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 372 360 Other ............................... 448 492 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 452 533 200 days or more ................... 366 406 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 487 512 number.. 30 254 27 845 Beef cows ..................farms.. 395 394 number.. 9 130 8 587 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 43 number.. 1 665 2 093 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 473 517 number.. 21 270 21 697 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 51 number.. 7 094 8 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 50 number.. 14 920 12 945 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 41 number.. 596 1 296 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 60 number.. 7 224 2 634 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 186 175 acres.. 20 420 15 643 bushels.. 2 647 531 1 513 650 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 40 acres.. 923 1 720 tons, green.. 13 934 21 964 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 163 242 acres.. 11 375 18 903 bushels.. 1 093 621 1 374 934 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 241 76 acres.. 18 060 2 844 bushels.. 683 391 92 999 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 82 acres.. 1 339 1 611 bushels.. 71 803 49 741 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 294 373 acres.. 36 261 42 051 bushels.. 1 451 716 1 399 719 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 516 540 acres.. 30 517 27 405 tons, dry.. 59 629 50 418 @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. .