1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KINGMAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 773 818 Land in farms ..................acres.. 544 071 517 652 Average size of farm .......acres.. 704 633 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 833 269 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 481 434 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 228 49 007 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 159 165 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 170 Total cropland .................farms.. 688 759 acres.. 355 232 363 772 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 632 718 acres.. 258 706 219 446 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 66 acres.. 17 656 14 798 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 494 35 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 735 43 984 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 738 15 862 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 756 20 117 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 148 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 107 $100,000 or more .................... 137 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 639 31 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 213 38 413 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 774 818 $1,000.. 8 695 4 280 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 234 5 233 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 494 546 Other ............................... 279 272 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 457 200 days or more ................... 237 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 528 531 number.. 55 176 51 395 Beef cows ..................farms.. 410 415 number.. 20 405 20 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 29 number.. 1 018 1 316 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 529 541 number.. 37 480 36 725 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 96 number.. 6 748 9 076 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 101 number.. 12 605 18 366 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 32 number.. 2 425 1 838 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 57 number.. 1 192 2 049 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 26 acres.. 7 136 5 130 bushels.. 1 143 345 574 524 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 12 acres.. 805 496 tons, green.. 14 270 6 146 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 166 231 acres.. 10 303 11 834 bushels.. 517 930 622 839 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 554 661 acres.. 208 353 176 798 bushels.. 6 643 853 4 985 931 Oats for grain................farms.. 98 53 acres.. 4 032 1 540 bushels.. 147 578 51 915 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 35 43 acres.. 4 098 3 644 bushels.. 167 922 146 047 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 419 426 acres.. 32 477 26 571 tons, dry.. 72 308 62 799 @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. .