1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FORD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 693 812 Land in farms ..................acres.. 671 223 674 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 969 831 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 431 341 901 Average per acre .........dollars.. 426 429 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 826 106 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 167 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 189 1,000 acres or more ................. 235 223 Total cropland .................farms.. 622 743 acres.. 542 233 549 220 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 703 acres.. 268 431 284 042 Irrigated land .................farms.. 203 213 acres.. 89 333 77 629 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 324 632 229 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 445 282 121 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 579 29 546 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 290 054 199 537 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 119 $100,000 or more .................... 170 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 276 101 213 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 413 262 330 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 693 812 $1,000.. 49 510 13 833 Average per farm..........dollars.. 71 443 17 036 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 454 522 Other ............................... 239 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 404 200 days or more ................... 204 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 371 423 number.. 152 161 137 745 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 210 number.. 9 336 14 024 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 17 number.. 236 609 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 383 442 number.. 373 153 333 262 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 37 number.. 2 021 4 936 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 38 number.. 3 020 10 295 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 22 number.. 799 539 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 29 number.. (D) 825 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 81 acres.. 32 282 19 058 bushels.. 5 543 773 2 317 716 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 17 acres.. 1 072 1 900 tons, green.. 16 830 27 268 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 214 428 acres.. 32 601 52 001 bushels.. 2 465 175 3 911 021 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 491 644 acres.. 173 676 181 190 bushels.. 3 958 777 6 427 347 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 24 acres.. 500 976 bushels.. 20 330 24 292 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 35 65 acres.. 3 942 6 586 bushels.. 173 411 233 727 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 245 273 acres.. 24 955 19 770 tons, dry.. 111 909 67 181 @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. .