1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GEARY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 246 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 081 170 339 Average size of farm .......acres.. 667 577 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 779 237 777 Average per acre .........dollars.. 555 429 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 112 46 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 221 255 acres.. 84 960 77 496 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 210 239 acres.. 53 091 48 216 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 22 acres.. 1 517 1 618 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 476 16 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 106 55 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 217 4 164 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 259 12 342 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 30 $100,000 or more .................... 35 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 272 12 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 953 40 998 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 246 296 $1,000.. 3 234 3 492 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 146 11 797 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 156 166 Other ............................... 90 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 156 200 days or more ................... 68 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 209 number.. 20 449 22 321 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 170 number.. 8 484 8 819 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. 623 798 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 162 207 number.. 12 815 14 246 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 44 number.. 25 746 19 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 44 number.. 53 323 35 803 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 281 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 23 number.. (D) 2 316 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 22 acres.. 1 328 952 bushels.. 136 871 84 624 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 14 acres.. 348 307 tons, green.. 3 718 3 737 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 129 168 acres.. 9 765 10 601 bushels.. 717 158 706 133 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 150 170 acres.. 20 715 16 731 bushels.. 648 620 603 083 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 62 acres.. 979 1 188 bushels.. 48 553 40 289 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 113 acres.. 5 417 5 462 bushels.. 191 341 163 290 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 189 acres.. 17 708 13 587 tons, dry.. 40 565 24 346 @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. .