1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC PHERSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 254 1 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 537 914 533 432 Average size of farm .......acres.. 429 393 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 563 222 022 Average per acre .........dollars.. 722 562 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 675 45 754 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 306 356 180 to 499 acres .................... 390 432 500 to 999 acres .................... 243 234 1,000 acres or more ................. 130 123 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 163 1 244 acres.. 435 337 432 078 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 129 1 210 acres.. 339 265 283 623 Irrigated land .................farms.. 160 165 acres.. 27 828 24 008 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 673 77 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 471 57 451 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 318 26 571 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 355 51 390 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 151 218 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 252 350 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 233 200 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 175 153 $100,000 or more .................... 220 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 249 60 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 197 44 371 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 254 1 357 $1,000.. 24 250 18 690 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 338 13 773 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 736 776 Other ............................... 518 581 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 715 817 200 days or more ................... 410 480 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 601 670 number.. 55 924 56 946 Beef cows ..................farms.. 424 449 number.. 14 444 12 831 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 80 number.. 2 676 2 568 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 598 677 number.. 58 741 62 079 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 129 number.. 26 828 22 117 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 140 number.. 60 812 40 812 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 66 63 number.. 8 312 8 899 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 61 88 number.. (D) 364 291 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 1 410 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 129 106 acres.. 14 775 11 579 bushels.. 2 215 416 1 498 266 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 38 acres.. 1 467 1 320 tons, green.. 24 415 17 320 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 612 683 acres.. 51 673 44 923 bushels.. 3 405 083 3 602 374 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 981 1 077 acres.. 224 444 184 434 bushels.. 8 847 541 6 198 954 Oats for grain................farms.. 77 53 acres.. 1 485 675 bushels.. 65 258 27 692 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 257 352 acres.. 17 283 16 498 bushels.. 706 100 554 623 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 639 654 acres.. 32 720 26 779 tons, dry.. 82 789 66 796 @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. .