1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORRIS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 516 550 Land in farms ..................acres.. 409 839 396 556 Average size of farm .......acres.. 794 721 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 359 096 241 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 443 336 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 850 42 244 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 121 Total cropland .................farms.. 454 505 acres.. 198 754 195 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 428 472 acres.. 123 954 112 525 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 252 226 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 596 39 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 178 71 326 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 179 6 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 417 32 639 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 74 $100,000 or more .................... 84 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 823 35 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 442 64 781 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 515 550 $1,000.. 8 010 3 791 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 554 6 893 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 365 376 Other ............................... 151 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 243 200 days or more ................... 133 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 391 number.. 53 756 55 338 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 311 number.. 16 805 17 055 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 52 number.. 1 184 1 653 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 362 402 number.. 51 621 52 184 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 81 number.. 10 781 10 777 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 81 number.. 21 261 21 411 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 19 number.. 515 599 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 40 number.. 1 025 1 531 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 65 acres.. 3 688 2 667 bushels.. 413 455 205 977 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 31 acres.. 848 896 tons, green.. 13 983 13 074 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 275 347 acres.. 25 583 27 744 bushels.. 1 737 934 1 494 922 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 293 326 acres.. 43 064 36 194 bushels.. 1 323 832 1 020 099 Oats for grain................farms.. 96 83 acres.. 2 220 1 759 bushels.. 107 576 48 007 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 215 212 acres.. 15 030 12 488 bushels.. 464 640 329 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 322 348 acres.. 37 825 31 649 tons, dry.. 70 424 60 014 @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. .