1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELLIS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 693 795 Land in farms ..................acres.. 547 483 568 934 Average size of farm .......acres.. 790 716 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 520 264 675 Average per acre .........dollars.. 380 381 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 734 42 063 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 162 145 Total cropland .................farms.. 631 718 acres.. 323 018 333 282 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 691 acres.. 143 154 147 980 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 2 546 983 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 174 46 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 287 59 111 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 031 9 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 143 37 465 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 70 $100,000 or more .................... 54 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 306 41 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 400 52 118 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 694 797 $1,000.. 8 263 5 470 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 906 6 863 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 471 Other ............................... 291 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 452 200 days or more ................... 226 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 528 number.. 54 131 55 888 Beef cows ..................farms.. 427 462 number.. 21 595 21 957 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 31 number.. 1 447 1 306 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 484 537 number.. 55 038 64 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 40 number.. 4 012 4 096 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 35 number.. 7 642 9 577 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 15 number.. 922 1 797 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 82 number.. 1 002 2 762 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 207 bushels.. (D) 9 840 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 175 314 acres.. 14 615 21 586 bushels.. 942 935 1 182 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 487 611 acres.. 103 623 99 562 bushels.. 2 905 761 3 181 838 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 25 acres.. 825 650 bushels.. 40 285 20 211 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 358 acres.. 20 540 22 783 tons, dry.. 49 527 51 546 @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. .