1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDWARDS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 325 361 Land in farms ..................acres.. 403 375 387 309 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 241 1 073 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 593 105 455 709 Average per acre .........dollars.. 503 423 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 090 86 059 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 144 Total cropland .................farms.. 293 339 acres.. 310 351 316 104 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 280 328 acres.. 175 753 186 513 Irrigated land .................farms.. 145 155 acres.. 87 273 83 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 249 57 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 765 160 296 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 775 24 380 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 474 33 487 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 43 $100,000 or more .................... 104 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 429 48 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 473 135 574 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 325 361 $1,000.. 10 963 10 155 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 734 28 130 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 242 284 Other ............................... 83 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 121 134 200 days or more ................... 58 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 194 number.. 63 260 51 127 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 112 number.. 7 942 4 670 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 107 184 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 201 number.. 70 805 61 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 12 number.. 978 1 333 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 15 number.. 2 353 2 185 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 704 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 892 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 100 100 acres.. 50 278 38 522 bushels.. 8 566 310 4 203 683 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 13 acres.. 1 313 708 tons, green.. 27 674 12 130 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 127 194 acres.. 15 771 20 630 bushels.. 949 766 1 290 566 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 244 296 acres.. 78 206 87 995 bushels.. 1 600 794 2 921 112 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 150 355 bushels.. 5 190 10 060 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 74 90 acres.. 10 101 21 083 bushels.. 471 808 806 148 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 145 145 acres.. 25 690 19 249 tons, dry.. 101 672 76 879 @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. .