1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NESS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 559 597 Land in farms ..................acres.. 668 420 673 189 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 196 1 128 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 404 284 851 Average per acre .........dollars.. 300 257 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 364 55 490 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 137 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 238 248 Total cropland .................farms.. 514 560 acres.. 453 050 464 503 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 485 542 acres.. 193 856 193 380 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 29 acres.. 2 883 2 662 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 675 28 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 241 46 932 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 701 13 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 973 14 353 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 102 $100,000 or more .................... 116 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 415 21 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 677 35 474 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 559 598 $1,000.. 7 502 5 180 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 420 8 662 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 426 Other ............................... 158 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 248 270 200 days or more ................... 146 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 369 362 number.. 45 134 42 710 Beef cows ..................farms.. 284 269 number.. 19 260 15 690 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 14 number.. 257 283 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 382 387 number.. 32 299 30 993 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 18 number.. 1 084 1 870 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 17 number.. 1 078 2 322 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 812 1 352 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 32 number.. 360 819 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 1 acres.. 78 (D) tons, green.. 1 660 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 149 362 acres.. 14 954 32 270 bushels.. 830 287 1 744 228 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 473 519 acres.. 162 046 135 612 bushels.. 5 279 805 4 654 378 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 379 297 bushels.. 15 802 5 780 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 11 acres.. 0 969 bushels.. 0 9 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 245 272 acres.. 14 380 18 306 tons, dry.. 38 510 43 749 @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. .