1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 777 790 Land in farms ..................acres.. 451 362 443 660 Average size of farm .......acres.. 581 562 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 845 204 275 Average per acre .........dollars.. 439 374 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 918 28 338 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 129 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 682 667 acres.. 206 072 188 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 634 614 acres.. 132 062 118 376 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 48 acres.. 10 658 9 573 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 288 39 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 008 49 741 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 722 9 232 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 566 30 064 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 92 $100,000 or more .................... 98 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 738 30 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 578 38 073 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 777 790 $1,000.. 9 058 7 850 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 657 9 937 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 410 440 Other ............................... 367 350 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 422 396 200 days or more ................... 308 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 535 544 number.. 64 653 56 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 469 456 number.. 23 850 21 027 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 63 number.. 887 1 387 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 527 550 number.. 51 419 40 874 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 186 number.. 35 100 36 063 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 196 number.. 63 748 64 890 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 21 number.. 742 460 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 61 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 133 acres.. 13 724 11 352 bushels.. 1 824 777 1 167 310 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 33 acres.. 2 312 1 917 tons, green.. 42 403 23 665 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 315 382 acres.. 27 633 27 721 bushels.. 2 456 230 1 707 784 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 315 301 acres.. 22 520 16 968 bushels.. 781 375 524 558 Oats for grain................farms.. 79 95 acres.. 1 206 1 421 bushels.. 59 504 56 179 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 253 311 acres.. 19 028 18 726 bushels.. 766 325 584 291 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 469 acres.. 52 934 43 089 tons, dry.. 94 349 71 446 @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. .