1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OSBORNE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 536 607 Land in farms ..................acres.. 547 369 545 417 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 021 899 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 665 279 455 Average per acre .........dollars.. 317 309 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 341 59 380 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 208 200 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 565 acres.. 336 031 347 866 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 475 554 acres.. 175 994 182 056 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 78 acres.. 4 695 8 482 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 836 33 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 454 54 800 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 687 14 996 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 148 18 268 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 125 $100,000 or more .................... 102 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 665 25 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 210 42 805 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 536 607 $1,000.. 7 712 7 656 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 389 12 612 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 447 Other ............................... 139 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 253 200 days or more ................... 106 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 372 number.. 43 108 47 252 Beef cows ..................farms.. 304 324 number.. 20 757 19 139 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 20 number.. 503 573 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 358 379 number.. 32 409 35 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 53 number.. 20 819 7 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 61 number.. 35 516 13 912 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 43 number.. 1 597 3 491 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 41 number.. 590 1 901 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 28 26 acres.. 1 283 1 180 bushels.. 155 323 121 174 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 6 acres.. 158 68 tons, green.. 2 890 730 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 325 417 acres.. 35 159 35 210 bushels.. 2 446 964 2 602 595 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 403 517 acres.. 114 522 117 191 bushels.. 3 780 099 4 308 743 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 61 acres.. 1 743 1 344 bushels.. 78 082 66 886 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 74 acres.. 944 3 224 bushels.. 31 440 84 719 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 331 acres.. 21 278 20 527 tons, dry.. 48 519 50 319 @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. .