1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELK COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 382 409 Land in farms ..................acres.. 324 063 340 899 Average size of farm .......acres.. 848 833 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 261 625 237 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 319 277 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 611 23 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 115 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 301 334 acres.. 83 970 85 006 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 263 293 acres.. 47 664 40 040 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 041 17 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 464 43 777 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 772 2 097 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 270 15 808 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 49 $100,000 or more .................... 50 36 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 342 14 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 544 34 738 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 382 410 $1,000.. 2 898 3 254 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 588 7 938 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 245 Other ............................... 168 164 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 210 200 days or more ................... 134 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 302 321 number.. 40 784 37 023 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 282 number.. 16 567 16 665 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 155 125 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 339 number.. 26 331 29 016 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 40 number.. 7 915 9 613 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 40 number.. 11 284 18 624 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 10 number.. 570 468 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 29 number.. 957 1 071 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 8 acres.. 859 307 bushels.. 105 750 21 270 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 31 tons, green.. 0 248 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 64 104 acres.. 4 480 5 465 bushels.. 238 243 290 331 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 130 99 acres.. 12 672 6 405 bushels.. 432 762 148 994 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 24 acres.. 470 507 bushels.. 21 483 13 300 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 98 acres.. 9 827 9 348 bushels.. 322 083 269 817 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 250 acres.. 22 264 19 341 tons, dry.. 33 990 27 687 @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. .