1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HASKELL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 287 315 Land in farms ..................acres.. 366 764 369 850 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 278 1 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 824 628 757 035 Average per acre .........dollars.. 694 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 368 137 948 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 41 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 139 Total cropland .................farms.. 245 296 acres.. 336 015 333 685 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 242 284 acres.. 248 423 200 065 Irrigated land .................farms.. 196 223 acres.. 193 151 154 476 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 362 192 248 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 261 995 790 379 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 052 30 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 302 141 218 643 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 56 $100,000 or more .................... 176 149 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 301 774 221 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 051 476 703 051 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 287 315 $1,000.. 61 133 25 625 Average per farm..........dollars.. 213 008 81 349 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 250 Other ............................... 48 65 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 86 109 200 days or more ................... 38 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 102 103 number.. 161 280 134 383 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 40 number.. (D) 2 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 100 112 number.. 365 299 329 026 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 11 number.. 10 185 4 882 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 12 number.. 24 483 16 039 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 11 number.. (D) 708 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 174 157 acres.. 98 657 55 966 bushels.. 18 784 018 7 401 004 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 25 acres.. 1 256 2 326 tons, green.. 30 026 45 243 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 84 151 acres.. 18 171 32 584 bushels.. 1 517 350 2 843 263 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 213 259 acres.. 122 788 99 081 bushels.. 5 434 200 3 800 254 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 37 bushels.. (D) 1 300 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 53 acres.. 6 176 3 719 bushels.. 284 990 110 636 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 40 58 acres.. 3 511 6 126 tons, dry.. 16 193 23 904 @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. .