1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARVEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 774 874 Land in farms ..................acres.. 319 686 309 123 Average size of farm .......acres.. 413 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 307 253 936 Average per acre .........dollars.. 695 658 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 318 52 895 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 200 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 146 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 725 786 acres.. 287 087 274 647 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 695 740 acres.. 238 092 197 917 Irrigated land .................farms.. 113 118 acres.. 20 970 20 939 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 692 52 369 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 538 59 919 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 452 19 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 240 33 028 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 102 $100,000 or more .................... 147 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 827 41 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 623 47 227 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 774 874 $1,000.. 13 268 10 036 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 142 11 483 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 479 Other ............................... 318 395 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 445 520 200 days or more ................... 284 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 422 number.. 35 396 33 335 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 264 number.. 6 784 6 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 56 number.. 1 440 1 365 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 350 408 number.. 31 604 37 716 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 87 116 number.. 23 543 30 478 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 121 number.. 47 715 51 767 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 68 number.. 5 392 7 656 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 57 number.. (D) 242 016 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 730 668 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 82 acres.. 10 883 11 053 bushels.. 1 463 184 1 370 794 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 23 acres.. 1 137 882 tons, green.. 11 997 12 907 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 475 520 acres.. 70 302 55 624 bushels.. 4 745 251 4 377 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 544 602 acres.. 123 640 103 013 bushels.. 4 819 719 3 078 624 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 33 acres.. 998 854 bushels.. 45 848 25 612 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 217 acres.. 16 532 12 996 bushels.. 599 724 479 136 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 424 401 acres.. 18 939 14 908 tons, dry.. 42 776 36 505 @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. .