1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEWELL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 659 736 Land in farms ..................acres.. 484 823 502 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 736 682 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 952 246 574 Average per acre .........dollars.. 425 389 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 463 50 311 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 207 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 182 177 Total cropland .................farms.. 601 669 acres.. 340 801 354 217 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 576 647 acres.. 226 980 208 645 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 52 acres.. 7 079 7 087 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 255 44 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 260 59 882 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 590 18 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 665 25 446 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 135 $100,000 or more .................... 153 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 824 32 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 913 44 140 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 659 735 $1,000.. 10 082 10 138 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 299 13 794 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 500 583 Other ............................... 159 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 249 293 200 days or more ................... 142 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 408 472 number.. 42 792 44 080 Beef cows ..................farms.. 361 387 number.. 19 127 18 427 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 38 number.. 577 805 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 409 488 number.. 27 982 30 448 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 132 159 number.. 49 074 49 577 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 143 164 number.. 99 502 85 126 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 39 number.. 8 743 6 180 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 46 number.. (D) 2 024 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 445 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 67 acres.. 7 773 6 361 bushels.. 1 078 522 742 577 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 8 acres.. 217 328 tons, green.. 3 002 5 865 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 433 523 acres.. 62 665 58 469 bushels.. 4 979 255 4 277 975 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 482 566 acres.. 126 641 109 628 bushels.. 4 940 146 4 379 120 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 116 acres.. 1 681 2 973 bushels.. 99 535 132 963 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 164 acres.. 4 065 8 942 bushels.. 137 212 254 175 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 380 420 acres.. 25 024 22 884 tons, dry.. 61 160 57 762 @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. .