1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAHAM COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 400 452 Land in farms ..................acres.. 512 728 503 589 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 282 1 114 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 394 626 412 626 Average per acre .........dollars.. 318 317 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 678 57 672 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 179 183 Total cropland .................farms.. 371 426 acres.. 328 513 320 474 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 403 acres.. 139 939 148 177 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 53 acres.. 7 624 8 519 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 808 27 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 020 60 859 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 914 11 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 894 15 738 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 73 $100,000 or more .................... 66 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 344 25 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 361 56 225 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 400 452 $1,000.. 9 688 3 582 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 221 7 924 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 331 Other ............................... 112 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 205 200 days or more ................... 98 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 281 number.. 35 923 36 291 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 247 number.. 15 743 16 306 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 23 number.. 469 737 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 282 number.. 34 131 27 797 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 17 number.. 5 519 2 239 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 23 number.. 10 452 5 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 7 number.. 322 419 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 20 number.. (D) 661 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 25 acres.. 2 918 3 302 bushels.. 366 205 375 964 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 11 acres.. 335 766 tons, green.. 5 358 12 490 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 150 287 acres.. 21 378 30 316 bushels.. 1 425 409 1 838 475 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 317 379 acres.. 98 586 91 909 bushels.. 3 653 202 3 548 458 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 22 acres.. 138 776 bushels.. 6 760 31 190 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 205 bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 165 acres.. 13 007 11 912 tons, dry.. 40 016 32 580 @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. .