1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 435 530 Land in farms ..................acres.. 449 151 486 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 033 919 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 439 633 397 987 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 423 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 500 73 568 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 75 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 165 162 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 496 acres.. 380 660 404 356 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 366 475 acres.. 201 190 223 904 Irrigated land .................farms.. 151 183 acres.. 65 623 65 213 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 144 898 91 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 100 172 515 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 154 25 274 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 121 745 66 159 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 96 $100,000 or more .................... 89 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 128 384 72 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 136 136 802 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 435 530 $1,000.. 16 462 18 174 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 844 34 290 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 398 Other ............................... 128 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 168 200 200 days or more ................... 93 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 232 number.. 83 763 57 425 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 164 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 240 number.. 158 136 130 566 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 38 number.. 3 380 10 136 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 42 number.. 10 956 17 760 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 14 number.. 3 333 2 177 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 16 number.. 256 570 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 52 acres.. 19 319 13 077 bushels.. 3 064 962 1 819 964 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 8 acres.. 706 411 tons, green.. 13 805 8 496 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 208 337 acres.. 34 883 46 236 bushels.. 2 504 232 3 497 382 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 327 433 acres.. 114 908 125 758 bushels.. 2 377 905 4 295 992 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 297 324 bushels.. 17 127 10 876 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 79 98 acres.. 9 785 11 666 bushels.. 382 374 461 282 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 220 acres.. 23 828 27 298 tons, dry.. 84 451 96 658 @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. .