1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ELLSWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 445 499 Land in farms ..................acres.. 442 362 423 655 Average size of farm .......acres.. 994 849 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 517 276 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 367 338 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 352 49 300 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 58 82 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 163 155 Total cropland .................farms.. 416 470 acres.. 248 458 247 167 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 382 450 acres.. 122 052 128 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 781 896 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 990 21 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 922 42 978 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 240 9 152 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 750 12 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 84 $100,000 or more .................... 56 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 179 18 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 099 36 147 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 445 499 $1,000.. 1 556 3 490 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 497 6 994 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 349 Other ............................... 109 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 226 200 days or more ................... 98 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 344 number.. 36 810 36 868 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 305 number.. 18 710 17 434 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 55 135 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 315 346 number.. 20 767 22 831 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 45 number.. 8 527 6 985 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 41 number.. 17 004 14 020 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 10 number.. 2 237 1 120 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 61 number.. 702 2 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 6 acres.. 497 231 bushels.. 52 645 16 945 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 9 acres.. 49 189 tons, green.. 553 2 785 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 187 291 acres.. 17 896 18 469 bushels.. 1 033 232 1 227 419 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 296 405 acres.. 77 507 85 816 bushels.. 1 548 426 2 976 878 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 51 acres.. 1 066 1 046 bushels.. 41 441 34 586 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 31 acres.. 1 429 1 582 bushels.. 41 476 45 930 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 312 acres.. 28 649 23 590 tons, dry.. 57 483 48 605 @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. .