1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 913 971 Land in farms ..................acres.. 346 519 350 010 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 295 153 151 Average per acre .........dollars.. 443 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 019 28 156 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 320 367 180 to 499 acres .................... 252 238 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 785 857 acres.. 230 441 230 002 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 699 767 acres.. 151 728 136 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 19 acres.. 1 156 1 905 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 660 48 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 821 50 424 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 479 11 323 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 180 37 638 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 202 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 239 231 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 77 $100,000 or more .................... 83 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 682 40 870 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 733 42 134 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 914 970 $1,000.. 11 858 7 548 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 974 7 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 465 Other ............................... 457 506 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 528 576 200 days or more ................... 369 427 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 706 704 number.. 55 602 56 329 Beef cows ..................farms.. 605 595 number.. 19 916 17 913 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 31 number.. 1 257 1 184 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 685 708 number.. 75 744 57 824 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 61 number.. 12 257 14 152 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 65 number.. 22 413 28 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 32 number.. 849 1 088 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 47 number.. 645 999 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 70 47 acres.. 3 843 2 261 bushels.. 368 535 175 848 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 16 acres.. 395 581 tons, green.. 5 075 8 854 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 263 342 acres.. 22 583 25 624 bushels.. 2 090 812 1 819 205 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 413 171 acres.. 62 199 11 815 bushels.. 2 382 395 252 913 Oats for grain................farms.. 190 179 acres.. 5 480 5 485 bushels.. 301 725 172 356 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 328 482 acres.. 41 456 66 168 bushels.. 975 301 1 536 005 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 531 545 acres.. 31 125 28 555 tons, dry.. 52 721 47 709 @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. .