1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 REPUBLIC COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 746 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 443 290 440 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 594 528 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 338 374 262 151 Average per acre .........dollars.. 565 482 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 072 56 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 196 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 208 500 to 999 acres .................... 186 205 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 135 Total cropland .................farms.. 679 765 acres.. 338 521 342 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 661 736 acres.. 247 281 230 517 Irrigated land .................farms.. 176 232 acres.. 45 947 45 220 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 409 97 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 661 116 801 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 557 29 926 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 851 67 369 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 165 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 168 $100,000 or more .................... 152 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 488 88 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 433 105 795 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 745 834 $1,000.. 22 920 8 922 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 765 10 697 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 566 609 Other ............................... 180 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 420 200 days or more ................... 149 201 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 498 number.. 55 644 58 209 Beef cows ..................farms.. 417 433 number.. 16 155 13 418 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 22 number.. 443 844 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 470 513 number.. 90 072 95 611 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 110 number.. 20 316 19 475 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 96 123 number.. 35 252 33 206 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 34 number.. 10 704 3 951 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 47 number.. (D) 1 664 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 241 265 acres.. 41 648 39 494 bushels.. 6 192 380 5 110 811 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 13 acres.. 322 260 tons, green.. 5 571 3 977 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 465 538 acres.. 67 463 64 091 bushels.. 4 872 698 5 252 038 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 572 638 acres.. 94 889 83 080 bushels.. 3 052 519 3 356 029 Oats for grain................farms.. 106 111 acres.. 2 613 2 162 bushels.. 175 640 109 378 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 314 434 acres.. 20 531 24 503 bushels.. 858 216 852 680 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 461 455 acres.. 25 081 19 993 tons, dry.. 59 485 52 593 @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. .