1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MEADE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 429 464 Land in farms ..................acres.. 596 103 582 454 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 390 1 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 530 772 483 019 Average per acre .........dollars.. 390 412 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 027 70 674 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 177 184 Total cropland .................farms.. 380 434 acres.. 392 581 394 670 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 359 413 acres.. 202 956 200 706 Irrigated land .................farms.. 174 191 acres.. 106 415 100 309 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 230 55 291 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 721 119 161 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 955 22 752 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 275 32 539 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 75 $100,000 or more .................... 144 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 332 44 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 607 95 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 428 465 $1,000.. 9 948 10 098 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 243 21 715 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 344 Other ............................... 122 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 200 200 days or more ................... 94 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 195 213 number.. 46 585 50 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 122 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 226 number.. 52 334 56 100 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 13 number.. 1 794 2 728 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. 3 346 5 972 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 824 514 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. 466 535 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 134 80 acres.. 48 557 21 843 bushels.. 8 859 617 2 651 087 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 12 acres.. 598 909 tons, green.. 13 035 14 726 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 156 269 acres.. 29 426 56 143 bushels.. 2 618 624 4 632 870 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 323 391 acres.. 111 433 106 765 bushels.. 3 427 212 3 452 545 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 2 acres.. 285 (D) bushels.. 13 555 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 55 54 acres.. 4 805 5 222 bushels.. 212 994 202 530 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 121 125 acres.. 8 966 9 648 tons, dry.. 24 999 25 891 @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. .