1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRATT COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 446 517 Land in farms ..................acres.. 432 326 466 245 Average size of farm .......acres.. 969 902 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 511 923 418 988 Average per acre .........dollars.. 490 466 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 334 76 332 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 124 1,000 acres or more ................. 157 170 Total cropland .................farms.. 391 487 acres.. 359 486 392 119 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 379 465 acres.. 239 092 242 460 Irrigated land .................farms.. 147 160 acres.. 66 758 71 541 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 143 661 97 669 Average per farm .........dollars.. 322 110 188 914 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 504 27 034 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 109 157 70 635 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 84 $100,000 or more .................... 153 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 132 376 89 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 143 173 983 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 447 517 $1,000.. 13 559 7 956 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 333 15 388 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 368 Other ............................... 128 149 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 237 200 days or more ................... 98 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 276 number.. 81 163 61 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 178 number.. 5 514 5 627 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 86 273 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 247 278 number.. 139 291 104 585 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 29 number.. 18 835 18 001 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 31 number.. 27 902 25 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 536 1 221 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 21 number.. (D) 425 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 120 112 acres.. 41 633 29 531 bushels.. 6 886 035 2 996 866 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 7 acres.. 996 810 tons, green.. 17 475 12 610 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 196 292 acres.. 24 351 36 214 bushels.. 1 498 364 2 301 925 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 337 428 acres.. 147 309 143 482 bushels.. 4 689 204 4 258 898 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 12 acres.. 780 464 bushels.. 31 553 15 979 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 80 acres.. 8 941 8 871 bushels.. 373 125 334 145 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 164 154 acres.. 19 811 28 831 tons, dry.. 75 968 127 681 @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. .