1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FINNEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 481 534 Land in farms ..................acres.. 745 371 722 746 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 550 1 353 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 802 455 656 750 Average per acre .........dollars.. 538 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 440 105 935 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 235 249 Total cropland .................farms.. 428 492 acres.. 593 333 581 793 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 401 463 acres.. 366 464 323 607 Irrigated land .................farms.. 275 283 acres.. 224 746 184 177 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 335 066 381 532 Average per farm .........dollars.. 696 603 714 479 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 594 43 002 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 263 472 338 530 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 105 $100,000 or more .................... 239 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 291 373 342 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 604 508 640 951 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 482 535 $1,000.. 46 115 38 186 Average per farm..........dollars.. 95 675 71 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 362 379 Other ............................... 119 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 217 200 days or more ................... 105 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 171 number.. 204 369 193 533 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 91 number.. 4 827 6 224 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 30 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 174 number.. 358 422 484 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 34 number.. 5 920 6 046 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 33 number.. 9 491 10 917 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 19 number.. 872 691 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 30 number.. 170 607 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 142 acres.. 69 487 50 415 bushels.. 11 953 140 6 724 251 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 20 acres.. 1 913 2 065 tons, green.. 45 140 45 427 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 201 268 acres.. 38 670 55 632 bushels.. 3 434 145 3 950 820 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 368 431 acres.. 202 099 174 488 bushels.. 8 570 415 7 146 392 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 242 372 bushels.. 13 935 13 838 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 99 87 acres.. 13 046 8 644 bushels.. 500 137 263 194 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 169 acres.. 39 878 30 042 tons, dry.. 208 430 130 942 @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. .