1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NORTON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 420 470 Land in farms ..................acres.. 465 527 507 626 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 108 1 080 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 434 803 341 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 365 322 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 108 50 854 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 154 177 Total cropland .................farms.. 381 439 acres.. 290 649 323 300 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 359 415 acres.. 152 127 154 827 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 54 acres.. 6 553 5 893 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 331 33 417 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 263 71 101 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 359 13 685 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 971 19 732 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 82 $100,000 or more .................... 90 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 095 28 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 600 59 574 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 419 470 $1,000.. 8 776 5 103 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 946 10 857 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 292 350 Other ............................... 128 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 203 200 days or more ................... 104 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 310 number.. 37 895 38 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 265 number.. 17 173 16 197 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 14 number.. 142 206 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 316 number.. 29 548 31 830 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 60 number.. 29 664 16 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 60 number.. 45 828 34 919 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 15 number.. 1 605 1 354 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 34 number.. (D) 865 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 70 acres.. 13 626 9 097 bushels.. 1 549 400 881 532 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 4 acres.. 557 224 tons, green.. 10 526 4 100 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 159 242 acres.. 18 448 23 991 bushels.. 1 326 739 1 713 245 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 321 376 acres.. 103 370 98 468 bushels.. 4 167 758 3 942 665 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 62 acres.. 643 2 996 bushels.. 44 280 103 836 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 344 bushels.. (D) 4 646 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 220 acres.. 12 435 12 510 tons, dry.. 38 291 34 952 @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. .