1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORTON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 231 226 Land in farms ..................acres.. 427 403 457 440 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 850 2 024 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 662 212 563 862 Average per acre .........dollars.. 331 280 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 999 89 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 28 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 125 Total cropland .................farms.. 199 202 acres.. 279 015 291 295 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 192 acres.. 128 766 139 398 Irrigated land .................farms.. 77 78 acres.. 42 367 35 799 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 703 20 191 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 939 89 342 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 258 9 780 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 444 10 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 42 $100,000 or more .................... 65 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 848 18 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 297 80 777 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 230 225 $1,000.. 6 864 1 470 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 843 6 534 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 162 166 Other ............................... 69 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 99 80 200 days or more ................... 57 52 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 102 103 number.. 15 780 15 115 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 84 number.. 4 943 5 271 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 6 number.. 27 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 106 111 number.. 16 283 17 774 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 7 number.. 1 176 80 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 5 number.. 1 440 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 61 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 10 number.. (D) 359 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 35 10 acres.. 7 401 2 658 bushels.. 1 211 819 361 115 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 4 acres.. 1 143 881 tons, green.. 24 468 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 97 148 acres.. 40 121 58 159 bushels.. 2 144 663 2 548 003 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 155 167 acres.. 75 735 74 500 bushels.. 2 765 084 2 058 381 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 245 268 bushels.. 12 560 12 340 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 35 39 acres.. 2 084 3 273 tons, dry.. 4 871 6 166 @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. .