1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEDGWICK COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 421 1 589 Land in farms ..................acres.. 510 319 523 580 Average size of farm .......acres.. 359 330 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 681 289 538 Average per acre .........dollars.. 882 861 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 908 46 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 135 10 to 49 acres ...................... 286 325 50 to 179 acres ..................... 385 412 180 to 499 acres .................... 329 385 500 to 999 acres .................... 186 216 1,000 acres or more ................. 133 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 285 1 434 acres.. 433 425 445 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 219 1 345 acres.. 350 985 319 625 Irrigated land .................farms.. 168 179 acres.. 25 679 29 739 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 695 59 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 047 37 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 403 30 494 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 292 28 833 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 315 372 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 149 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 178 234 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 260 319 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 186 183 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 137 $100,000 or more .................... 186 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 935 47 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 226 30 122 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 422 1 589 $1,000.. 18 413 11 648 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 949 7 331 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 698 752 Other ............................... 723 837 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 802 973 200 days or more ................... 570 685 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 565 673 number.. 37 130 41 135 Beef cows ..................farms.. 369 430 number.. 10 239 10 344 Milk cows ..................farms.. 92 104 number.. 6 852 6 989 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 547 677 number.. 18 996 25 327 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 101 number.. 17 469 15 370 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 107 number.. 35 890 30 510 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 86 number.. 13 646 15 254 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 57 75 number.. (D) 115 757 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 375 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 79 acres.. 10 462 13 005 bushels.. 1 305 723 1 568 412 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 28 acres.. 1 241 1 823 tons, green.. 16 880 25 336 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 579 709 acres.. 69 403 63 831 bushels.. 4 852 150 4 162 363 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 866 1 041 acres.. 218 794 189 806 bushels.. 7 526 232 5 504 665 Oats for grain................farms.. 58 27 acres.. 1 279 560 bushels.. 62 937 15 865 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 148 240 acres.. 15 852 21 042 bushels.. 607 458 779 028 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 713 669 acres.. 40 461 35 692 tons, dry.. 100 025 84 452 @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. .