1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENWOOD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 573 587 Land in farms ..................acres.. 603 755 549 507 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 054 936 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 768 314 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 338 320 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 386 25 417 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 467 461 acres.. 146 211 127 714 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 409 acres.. 84 779 73 937 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 286 819 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 174 35 382 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 564 60 276 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 864 4 076 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 311 31 306 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 58 $100,000 or more .................... 96 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 284 29 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 029 50 406 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 573 586 $1,000.. 5 881 7 073 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 263 12 070 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 335 324 Other ............................... 238 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 312 200 days or more ................... 192 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 414 440 number.. 78 420 63 675 Beef cows ..................farms.. 350 352 number.. 27 359 25 751 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 32 number.. 793 967 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 421 457 number.. 67 546 56 628 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 37 number.. 3 133 5 848 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 36 number.. 6 606 7 687 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 24 number.. 829 891 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 36 number.. 641 1 048 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 29 acres.. 2 213 1 119 bushels.. 223 343 90 970 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 16 acres.. 601 815 tons, green.. 7 322 8 755 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 125 174 acres.. 11 056 12 603 bushels.. 694 574 723 755 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 181 160 acres.. 14 374 9 895 bushels.. 483 909 249 303 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 36 acres.. 751 891 bushels.. 41 925 24 087 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 191 197 acres.. 19 840 17 664 bushels.. 678 393 500 533 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 331 acres.. 40 802 35 069 tons, dry.. 63 707 51 958 @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. .