1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTTAWA COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 531 523 Land in farms ..................acres.. 380 403 385 542 Average size of farm .......acres.. 716 737 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 184 266 295 Average per acre .........dollars.. 476 392 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 567 42 185 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 131 Total cropland .................farms.. 480 483 acres.. 248 750 244 551 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 460 476 acres.. 173 290 149 979 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 25 acres.. 3 772 1 741 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 304 37 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 553 71 777 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 789 11 403 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 515 26 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 87 $100,000 or more .................... 86 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 725 32 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 405 61 360 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 530 522 $1,000.. 7 769 4 815 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 658 9 223 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 322 339 Other ............................... 209 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 274 270 200 days or more ................... 153 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 301 number.. 39 848 40 760 Beef cows ..................farms.. 237 231 number.. 13 206 13 579 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 23 number.. 242 503 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 307 number.. 38 885 45 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 34 number.. 8 310 3 809 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 35 number.. 14 565 6 862 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 21 number.. 4 721 2 337 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 40 number.. (D) 2 007 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 11 acres.. 1 479 2 232 bushels.. 213 221 301 182 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 6 acres.. 187 136 tons, green.. 3 073 1 530 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 169 211 acres.. 13 189 12 192 bushels.. 811 388 869 169 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 398 424 acres.. 134 178 111 270 bushels.. 4 546 710 3 482 863 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 40 acres.. 1 714 625 bushels.. 95 349 25 481 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 68 117 acres.. 3 121 5 250 bushels.. 112 531 155 104 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 290 293 acres.. 21 156 18 533 tons, dry.. 49 385 43 177 @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. .