1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 63 278 68 579 Land in farms ..................acres.. 46 672 188 46 628 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 738 680 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 343 312 278 047 Average per acre .........dollars.. 463 413 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 812 50 411 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 632 3 689 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 023 6 222 50 to 179 acres ..................... 14 221 15 510 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 218 16 705 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 817 12 093 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 367 14 360 Total cropland .................farms.. 56 389 61 615 acres.. 31 119 250 31 385 090 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 52 348 57 822 acres.. 18 794 787 17 729 394 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 543 7 352 acres.. 2 680 343 2 463 073 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 315 965 6 476 669 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 420 94 441 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 270 577 1 693 609 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 045 388 4 783 060 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 387 9 502 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 618 6 919 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 808 9 430 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 132 14 070 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 387 10 282 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 277 8 997 $100,000 or more .................... 11 669 9 379 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 920 528 5 516 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 364 80 439 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 63 280 68 580 $1,000.. 1 393 417 922 225 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 020 13 447 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 39 324 42 607 Other ............................... 23 954 25 972 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 30 776 34 654 200 days or more ................... 19 757 21 677 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 37 889 40 785 number.. 6 066 493 5 539 292 Beef cows ..................farms.. 30 308 31 475 number.. 1 434 017 1 354 649 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 165 3 093 number.. 85 132 96 675 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 37 893 41 498 number.. 7 699 746 7 310 338 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 684 6 768 number.. 1 584 048 1 516 878 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 089 7 090 number.. 2 992 913 2 759 676 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 120 2 400 number.. 206 566 249 303 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 407 4 206 number.. 1 926 383 2 094 610 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 80 132 number.. 88 483 176 061 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 604 8 944 acres.. 1 748 802 1 243 969 bushels.. 258 720 259 144 133 581 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 797 2 009 acres.. 105 469 109 230 tons, green.. 1 810 537 1 669 413 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 820 32 492 acres.. 2 957 276 3 399 564 bushels.. 222 145 624 228 045 100 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 623 38 638 acres.. 9 942 149 8 679 588 bushels.. 329 082 833 292 999 442 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 659 5 313 acres.. 118 788 128 091 bushels.. 6 024 886 4 775 729 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 743 18 864 acres.. 1 669 958 1 878 978 bushels.. 56 854 327 55 789 994 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 32 926 33 964 acres.. 2 509 904 2 254 082 tons, dry.. 5 938 634 5 080 847 @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. .