1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MIAMI COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 157 1 151 Land in farms ..................acres.. 286 989 272 290 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 614 193 407 Average per acre .........dollars.. 952 854 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 356 27 500 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 248 262 50 to 179 acres ..................... 479 446 180 to 499 acres .................... 247 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 027 984 acres.. 191 073 177 466 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 926 902 acres.. 130 560 116 217 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 14 acres.. 440 437 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 481 24 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 074 21 651 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 343 13 227 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 138 11 694 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 298 339 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 213 217 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 219 193 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 196 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 56 $100,000 or more .................... 74 56 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 084 19 230 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 429 16 721 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 156 1 150 $1,000.. 6 227 5 291 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 387 4 601 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 433 Other ............................... 722 718 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 741 746 200 days or more ................... 575 596 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 811 771 number.. 42 463 33 569 Beef cows ..................farms.. 703 660 number.. 18 029 15 513 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 58 number.. 1 433 1 665 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 787 783 number.. 25 297 19 583 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 62 number.. 6 584 11 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 57 number.. 10 413 16 471 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 41 number.. 841 904 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 86 number.. (D) 1 953 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 156 acres.. 14 837 9 976 bushels.. 1 677 987 857 078 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 26 acres.. 1 469 1 063 tons, green.. 21 499 12 678 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 209 262 acres.. 11 091 17 421 bushels.. 930 470 1 208 594 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 188 48 acres.. 14 816 1 631 bushels.. 545 818 44 393 Oats for grain................farms.. 92 89 acres.. 1 754 1 520 bushels.. 98 867 53 858 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 322 393 acres.. 40 349 46 043 bushels.. 1 545 651 1 462 832 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 781 748 acres.. 49 866 40 425 tons, dry.. 92 324 70 017 @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. .