1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KIOWA COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 303 310 Land in farms ..................acres.. 399 835 392 245 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 320 1 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 525 455 404 694 Average per acre .........dollars.. 375 340 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 879 77 994 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 133 Total cropland .................farms.. 268 294 acres.. 243 529 262 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 246 276 acres.. 127 227 128 425 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 91 acres.. 44 696 37 144 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 786 24 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 804 79 330 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 357 13 133 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 429 11 459 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 53 $100,000 or more .................... 88 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 222 20 820 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 125 67 163 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 304 310 $1,000.. 3 487 2 122 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 470 6 845 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 213 230 Other ............................... 90 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 128 135 200 days or more ................... 74 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 167 number.. 31 788 31 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 105 number.. (D) 8 156 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 172 number.. 27 176 23 981 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 13 number.. 4 134 1 640 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 15 number.. 7 796 3 041 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 2 number.. 209 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. 62 91 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 52 acres.. 22 322 13 151 bushels.. 4 021 702 1 742 065 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 225 146 tons, green.. 4 450 2 685 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 108 180 acres.. 14 615 21 760 bushels.. 854 640 1 501 690 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 201 252 acres.. 72 617 74 813 bushels.. 1 721 896 2 338 400 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 199 717 bushels.. 8 691 18 010 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 60 acres.. 8 772 6 698 bushels.. 370 119 270 986 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 102 acres.. 10 746 11 051 tons, dry.. 35 727 36 268 @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. .