1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HODGEMAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 393 423 Land in farms ..................acres.. 479 903 495 080 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 221 1 170 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 072 385 870 Average per acre .........dollars.. 304 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 390 61 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 82 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 177 186 Total cropland .................farms.. 366 390 acres.. 343 510 343 039 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 334 382 acres.. 150 092 159 903 Irrigated land .................farms.. 115 126 acres.. 25 877 22 795 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 108 344 89 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 684 211 527 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 891 13 153 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 96 453 76 323 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 73 $100,000 or more .................... 101 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 260 83 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 011 198 221 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 394 423 $1,000.. 19 567 5 042 Average per farm..........dollars.. 49 662 11 920 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 292 316 Other ............................... 101 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 165 174 200 days or more ................... 95 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 212 253 number.. 90 920 83 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 134 number.. 6 930 7 702 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 17 number.. 327 691 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 225 260 number.. 135 513 122 505 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 18 number.. 845 672 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 17 number.. 1 795 1 934 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 1 733 1 577 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 26 number.. 246 772 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 30 35 acres.. 3 933 2 826 bushels.. 625 190 343 924 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 44 acres.. 4 714 4 094 tons, green.. 101 928 77 011 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 131 282 acres.. 17 418 31 439 bushels.. 1 156 608 1 923 912 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 314 370 acres.. 110 752 105 731 bushels.. 2 507 091 3 654 253 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 324 131 bushels.. 17 359 3 670 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 31 acres.. 493 1 918 bushels.. 19 162 59 874 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 170 acres.. 9 993 10 680 tons, dry.. 31 106 27 556 @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. .