1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEOSHO COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 707 751 Land in farms ..................acres.. 326 716 305 492 Average size of farm .......acres.. 462 407 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 018 158 283 Average per acre .........dollars.. 453 380 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 569 31 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 205 214 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 619 669 acres.. 202 635 197 149 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 573 611 acres.. 136 834 126 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 210 26 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 388 34 768 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 735 11 218 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 475 14 893 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 69 $100,000 or more .................... 79 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 957 20 374 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 129 27 093 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 707 752 $1,000.. 5 933 5 675 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 392 7 547 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 365 431 Other ............................... 342 320 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 385 404 200 days or more ................... 297 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 534 528 number.. 42 180 34 652 Beef cows ..................farms.. 459 452 number.. 16 856 13 699 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 42 number.. 2 064 1 381 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 526 532 number.. 25 338 21 342 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 51 number.. 21 737 23 529 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 57 number.. 28 367 33 580 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 17 number.. 1 428 644 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 47 number.. 970 2 431 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 89 88 acres.. 8 299 5 010 bushels.. 928 312 443 841 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 11 acres.. 530 798 tons, green.. 8 190 14 617 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 207 318 acres.. 19 630 28 847 bushels.. 1 583 315 2 130 009 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 297 136 acres.. 46 994 13 064 bushels.. 1 768 798 335 523 Oats for grain................farms.. 115 147 acres.. 3 844 4 216 bushels.. 210 866 168 894 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 279 408 acres.. 36 183 50 660 bushels.. 960 800 1 290 328 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 447 462 acres.. 28 086 26 155 tons, dry.. 49 906 45 326 @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. .