1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KEARNY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 285 291 Land in farms ..................acres.. 517 376 549 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 815 1 888 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 765 599 740 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 408 378 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 720 130 792 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 39 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 34 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 151 Total cropland .................farms.. 262 257 acres.. 389 003 392 706 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 247 acres.. 184 669 202 166 Irrigated land .................farms.. 118 110 acres.. 67 416 83 178 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 202 746 118 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 711 390 408 900 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 326 26 689 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 173 420 92 301 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 50 $100,000 or more .................... 115 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 170 052 103 314 Average per farm .........dollars.. 596 672 355 033 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 285 291 $1,000.. 31 986 17 084 Average per farm..........dollars.. 112 230 58 709 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 224 225 Other ............................... 61 66 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 114 200 days or more ................... 62 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 123 number.. 122 575 77 869 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 93 number.. 5 640 8 038 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. 6 182 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 125 number.. 214 440 136 995 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 1 547 1 457 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 14 number.. 5 546 2 261 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. (D) 1 976 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 21 number.. 472 838 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 39 acres.. 24 895 24 651 bushels.. 4 268 557 3 148 328 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 17 acres.. 1 027 2 455 tons, green.. 24 661 40 610 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 75 145 acres.. 13 078 25 436 bushels.. 1 029 480 1 241 764 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 202 226 acres.. 126 219 121 394 bushels.. 4 476 643 4 521 318 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 516 bushels.. 0 12 519 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 14 acres.. 2 815 1 596 bushels.. 101 376 32 278 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 80 100 acres.. 16 591 20 561 tons, dry.. 100 597 89 250 @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. .