1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RENO COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 367 1 557 Land in farms ..................acres.. 700 869 717 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 513 461 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 336 151 263 020 Average per acre .........dollars.. 664 565 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 783 46 177 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 300 358 180 to 499 acres .................... 365 419 500 to 999 acres .................... 212 261 1,000 acres or more ................. 232 217 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 242 1 424 acres.. 553 438 582 519 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 139 1 346 acres.. 389 731 374 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 156 acres.. 26 926 25 576 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 093 82 925 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 536 53 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 043 33 141 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 050 49 784 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 215 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 160 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 165 249 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 222 333 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 230 233 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 185 174 $100,000 or more .................... 215 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 109 66 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 575 42 632 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 367 1 557 $1,000.. 16 290 14 851 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 917 9 538 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 800 927 Other ............................... 567 630 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 745 848 200 days or more ................... 478 506 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 703 795 number.. 74 535 68 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 476 535 number.. 17 784 17 232 Milk cows ..................farms.. 120 145 number.. 3 593 4 275 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 681 783 number.. 74 227 79 028 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 124 140 number.. 15 131 21 871 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 134 150 number.. 44 877 41 754 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 125 140 number.. 11 415 13 858 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 93 129 number.. 172 467 139 418 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 11 number.. 72 334 25 405 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 69 acres.. 13 727 11 147 bushels.. 2 006 703 1 243 297 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 36 acres.. 829 814 tons, green.. 12 831 10 796 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 591 785 acres.. 81 222 80 060 bushels.. 5 143 797 5 271 312 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 910 1 140 acres.. 246 292 237 738 bushels.. 8 738 047 6 848 396 Oats for grain................farms.. 91 55 acres.. 3 010 1 157 bushels.. 138 344 36 030 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 143 132 acres.. 11 181 8 400 bushels.. 408 061 297 067 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 742 734 acres.. 38 641 40 161 tons, dry.. 103 387 106 117 @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. .