1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREELEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 230 294 Land in farms ..................acres.. 424 104 475 278 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 844 1 617 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 800 387 668 113 Average per acre .........dollars.. 419 419 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 042 85 795 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 36 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 129 Total cropland .................farms.. 215 279 acres.. 382 033 430 162 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 211 266 acres.. 182 217 196 152 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 58 acres.. 25 378 25 410 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 771 81 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 049 277 445 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 625 16 515 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 146 65 054 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 7 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 42 $100,000 or more .................... 80 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 680 75 624 Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 314 258 103 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 229 293 $1,000.. 15 003 5 141 Average per farm..........dollars.. 65 513 17 547 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 172 216 Other ............................... 58 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 103 126 200 days or more ................... 45 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 67 85 number.. 62 567 52 354 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 43 number.. (D) 6 888 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 68 89 number.. 87 005 90 929 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 9 number.. 1 874 1 030 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 10 number.. 1 808 1 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 477 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. 160 370 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 38 acres.. 17 969 12 977 bushels.. 2 560 477 1 678 904 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 6 acres.. 601 706 tons, green.. 15 059 14 418 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 38 124 acres.. 6 493 16 705 bushels.. 230 590 745 922 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 208 252 acres.. 152 453 145 703 bushels.. 4 846 769 4 553 923 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 306 bushels.. (D) 6 187 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 9 acres.. 952 499 bushels.. (D) 13 450 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 22 65 acres.. 2 246 4 570 tons, dry.. 6 817 11 021 @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. .