1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEAVENWORTH COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 041 1 144 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 530 211 370 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 185 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 152 170 089 Average per acre .........dollars.. 945 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 838 25 112 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 269 296 50 to 179 acres ..................... 428 455 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 928 1 011 acres.. 141 999 145 457 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 828 892 acres.. 100 089 96 700 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 17 acres.. 395 310 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 892 26 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 636 23 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 057 12 736 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 835 13 966 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 291 346 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 202 216 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 192 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 55 $100,000 or more .................... 76 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 840 21 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 884 19 047 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 040 1 144 $1,000.. 6 939 5 488 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 672 4 797 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 458 Other ............................... 601 686 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 611 710 200 days or more ................... 481 562 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 681 781 number.. 31 581 30 300 Beef cows ..................farms.. 562 651 number.. 12 500 12 250 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 86 number.. 3 684 3 497 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 649 745 number.. 14 953 14 862 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 145 number.. 16 390 17 890 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 120 146 number.. 30 349 32 772 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 31 number.. 586 1 075 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 95 number.. 1 630 2 618 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 219 292 acres.. 18 400 17 320 bushels.. 2 034 259 1 525 704 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 54 49 acres.. 2 231 1 886 tons, green.. 29 514 24 990 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 167 260 acres.. 9 833 14 487 bushels.. 836 965 1 030 845 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 208 74 acres.. 11 256 3 049 bushels.. 385 920 86 850 Oats for grain................farms.. 63 90 acres.. 1 139 1 647 bushels.. 62 593 55 135 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 267 381 acres.. 26 035 31 563 bushels.. 1 013 340 974 966 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 674 677 acres.. 33 605 29 970 tons, dry.. 66 386 55 874 @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. .