1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARPER COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 550 648 Land in farms ..................acres.. 499 112 484 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 907 748 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 202 314 048 Average per acre .........dollars.. 501 425 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 284 56 080 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 122 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 166 173 Total cropland .................farms.. 499 612 acres.. 350 169 349 932 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 595 acres.. 278 553 233 900 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 818 584 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 313 55 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 932 85 280 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 899 16 224 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 414 39 037 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 83 $100,000 or more .................... 151 145 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 234 47 187 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 909 72 707 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 551 649 $1,000.. 5 676 7 392 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 301 11 390 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 452 Other ............................... 172 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 298 200 days or more ................... 139 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 346 410 number.. 57 891 70 210 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 245 number.. 12 383 11 560 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 255 479 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 351 422 number.. 47 865 69 401 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 31 number.. 3 438 4 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 29 number.. 6 426 5 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 28 number.. 3 008 33 724 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) 496 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 1 acres.. 2 774 (D) bushels.. 374 403 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 1 acres.. 1 337 (D) tons, green.. 8 464 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 50 79 acres.. 3 332 (D) bushels.. 176 798 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 441 579 acres.. 251 660 212 192 bushels.. 7 394 254 6 247 571 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 20 acres.. 1 739 1 045 bushels.. 67 740 29 335 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 3 acres.. 793 (D) bushels.. 22 655 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 283 294 acres.. 19 315 17 327 tons, dry.. 42 881 41 069 @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. .