1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OSAGE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 848 885 Land in farms ..................acres.. 349 293 357 199 Average size of farm .......acres.. 412 404 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 500 154 963 Average per acre .........dollars.. 518 399 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 268 33 142 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 267 180 to 499 acres .................... 254 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 769 782 acres.. 221 101 214 840 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 712 729 acres.. 151 641 140 377 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 908 30 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 165 34 762 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 863 13 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 045 17 702 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 157 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 179 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 79 $100,000 or more .................... 85 63 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 027 24 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 693 28 115 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 848 885 $1,000.. 7 388 6 278 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 713 7 094 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 417 407 Other ............................... 431 478 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 517 554 200 days or more ................... 359 375 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 497 517 number.. 35 356 34 842 Beef cows ..................farms.. 378 405 number.. 12 607 11 706 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 328 475 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 488 532 number.. 25 469 27 683 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 82 number.. 12 639 8 067 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 85 number.. 19 612 16 834 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 15 number.. 585 284 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 55 number.. 599 1 473 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 98 acres.. 5 646 4 676 bushels.. 620 566 360 132 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 15 acres.. 408 842 tons, green.. 4 784 11 877 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 359 435 acres.. 37 284 39 997 bushels.. 3 522 570 2 864 632 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 301 160 acres.. 21 110 7 688 bushels.. 768 850 205 292 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 63 acres.. 669 1 040 bushels.. 30 069 34 658 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 402 481 acres.. 46 271 50 704 bushels.. 1 548 039 1 608 243 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 489 acres.. 48 621 37 888 tons, dry.. 75 314 52 307 @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. .