1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 006 1 119 Land in farms ..................acres.. 588 061 577 700 Average size of farm .......acres.. 585 516 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 824 214 644 Average per acre .........dollars.. 484 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 465 44 694 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 219 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 279 341 500 to 999 acres .................... 229 232 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 139 Total cropland .................farms.. 937 1 041 acres.. 389 887 391 244 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 911 994 acres.. 295 435 252 314 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 28 acres.. 2 716 2 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 168 58 631 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 714 52 396 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 497 17 354 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 671 41 278 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 157 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 212 262 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 173 169 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 162 $100,000 or more .................... 215 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 837 45 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 492 40 669 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 006 1 119 $1,000.. 18 077 13 356 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 969 11 936 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 691 727 Other ............................... 315 392 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 421 575 200 days or more ................... 271 349 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 640 680 number.. 75 985 66 026 Beef cows ..................farms.. 421 432 number.. 19 392 16 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 103 number.. 4 152 3 906 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 643 690 number.. 57 415 55 585 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 159 158 number.. 31 358 30 622 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 170 173 number.. 62 728 57 777 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 62 number.. 4 021 4 454 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 73 number.. 103 604 165 871 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 85 acres.. 5 999 3 765 bushels.. 601 875 319 364 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 84 71 acres.. 3 038 2 128 tons, green.. 36 459 23 383 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 652 739 acres.. 80 455 68 973 bushels.. 5 607 204 4 561 421 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 761 857 acres.. 144 031 118 472 bushels.. 5 262 171 3 717 501 Oats for grain................farms.. 150 148 acres.. 3 835 2 925 bushels.. 190 496 85 028 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 184 321 acres.. 6 953 11 732 bushels.. 213 197 301 506 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 710 710 acres.. 56 977 45 711 tons, dry.. 122 550 91 483 @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. .