1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MITCHELL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 514 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 479 310 473 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 933 762 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 453 015 345 722 Average per acre .........dollars.. 498 445 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 035 64 447 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 75 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 132 1,000 acres or more ................. 191 172 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 587 acres.. 385 044 382 878 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 570 acres.. 258 017 237 322 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 39 acres.. 4 695 4 867 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 255 59 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 683 96 319 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 357 21 589 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 898 38 321 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 93 $100,000 or more .................... 147 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 338 47 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 394 76 952 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 515 622 $1,000.. 11 214 11 115 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 775 17 870 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 442 Other ............................... 144 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 286 200 days or more ................... 122 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 312 number.. 50 990 47 246 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 254 number.. 14 291 12 215 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. 402 441 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 320 number.. 55 788 54 604 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 84 number.. 20 944 23 109 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 88 number.. 38 412 42 278 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 39 number.. 2 537 5 400 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 32 number.. (D) 1 330 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 32 acres.. 4 015 2 516 bushels.. 539 186 265 085 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 8 acres.. 410 207 tons, green.. 6 860 3 384 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 333 429 acres.. 51 861 48 067 bushels.. 3 852 918 3 569 899 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 419 529 acres.. 182 327 164 343 bushels.. 6 307 314 6 254 876 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 79 acres.. 1 209 1 503 bushels.. 43 335 71 496 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 42 114 acres.. 4 364 7 764 bushels.. 146 276 194 245 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 285 acres.. 16 030 14 427 tons, dry.. 42 439 36 215 @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. .