1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GOVE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 476 534 Land in farms ..................acres.. 671 506 676 575 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 411 1 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 518 319 350 782 Average per acre .........dollars.. 359 297 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 093 59 818 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 227 228 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 470 acres.. 416 605 445 010 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 454 acres.. 193 937 194 728 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 87 acres.. 16 101 15 941 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 139 780 93 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 655 175 887 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 515 15 725 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 119 265 78 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 98 $100,000 or more .................... 142 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 125 371 53 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 384 101 079 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 476 533 $1,000.. 14 095 38 307 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 610 71 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 391 Other ............................... 119 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 224 200 days or more ................... 107 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 310 number.. 91 655 81 975 Beef cows ..................farms.. 210 239 number.. 18 896 16 992 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 21 number.. 549 646 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 289 324 number.. 145 247 124 523 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 39 number.. 8 143 6 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 44 number.. 14 461 11 069 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 12 number.. 2 155 4 292 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 28 number.. 360 834 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 350 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 37 acres.. 7 473 5 013 bushels.. 905 992 547 514 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 21 acres.. 1 060 3 210 tons, green.. 19 325 42 725 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 214 308 acres.. 30 264 40 514 bushels.. 2 374 161 2 505 504 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 377 435 acres.. 136 367 117 701 bushels.. 5 129 127 4 498 191 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 16 acres.. 895 1 005 bushels.. 38 075 32 069 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 7 3 acres.. 359 (D) bushels.. 11 350 15 294 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 162 acres.. 11 332 14 985 tons, dry.. 34 574 39 347 @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. .