1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRAY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 497 547 Land in farms ..................acres.. 517 623 532 284 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 041 973 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 528 428 479 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 502 518 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 834 93 879 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 183 Total cropland .................farms.. 439 504 acres.. 452 677 464 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 421 480 acres.. 278 269 258 379 Irrigated land .................farms.. 276 304 acres.. 168 402 154 369 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 263 894 236 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 530 974 432 227 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 533 38 117 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 209 361 198 311 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 77 $100,000 or more .................... 225 208 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 229 204 218 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 462 106 399 581 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 496 546 $1,000.. 33 388 16 758 Average per farm..........dollars.. 67 315 30 693 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 423 Other ............................... 118 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 245 200 days or more ................... 107 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 265 number.. 130 946 148 250 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 90 number.. (D) 5 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 19 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 274 number.. 273 465 314 237 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 19 number.. 4 347 4 607 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 23 number.. 7 837 9 771 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 16 number.. 2 995 4 535 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 23 number.. (D) 676 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 610 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 200 196 acres.. 68 556 51 161 bushels.. 12 587 545 6 327 646 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 16 acres.. 2 041 975 tons, green.. 47 400 15 585 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 174 275 acres.. 32 785 47 462 bushels.. 3 016 818 4 043 766 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 372 453 acres.. 145 194 133 609 bushels.. 5 024 800 4 994 017 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 793 105 bushels.. 19 175 2 450 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 68 acres.. 4 245 5 462 bushels.. 170 381 208 432 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 131 acres.. 28 590 20 644 tons, dry.. 151 361 103 541 @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. .