1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMILTON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 246 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 532 890 538 449 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 166 1 930 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 615 503 568 527 Average per acre .........dollars.. 292 306 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 033 91 356 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 18 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 163 158 Total cropland .................farms.. 220 253 acres.. 405 427 404 212 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 201 225 acres.. 164 418 160 504 Irrigated land .................farms.. 60 58 acres.. 24 373 18 805 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 111 735 80 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 454 207 287 289 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 577 12 813 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 93 158 67 340 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 35 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 68 $100,000 or more .................... 91 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 465 50 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 440 913 179 981 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 246 279 $1,000.. 2 388 29 400 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 708 105 377 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 201 Other ............................... 61 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 95 119 200 days or more ................... 44 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 105 number.. 86 184 58 221 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 75 number.. (D) 5 057 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 113 116 number.. 116 111 110 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 10 number.. 2 293 1 007 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 11 number.. 3 096 2 529 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. 208 286 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 22 acres.. 6 676 4 574 bushels.. 1 134 922 624 772 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 127 acres.. 7 554 18 681 bushels.. 333 368 724 726 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 180 207 acres.. 136 803 125 546 bushels.. 4 649 803 3 977 998 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 132 bushels.. 0 2 492 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 58 63 acres.. 11 613 8 479 tons, dry.. 46 347 26 944 @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. .