1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEWARD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 254 285 Land in farms ..................acres.. 328 094 331 397 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 292 1 163 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 626 677 562 074 Average per acre .........dollars.. 503 461 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 070 102 551 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 25 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 112 122 Total cropland .................farms.. 205 247 acres.. 243 485 247 336 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 183 229 acres.. 145 633 141 650 Irrigated land .................farms.. 127 142 acres.. 92 288 77 842 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 217 919 130 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 857 950 457 508 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 307 15 373 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 192 612 115 017 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 50 $100,000 or more .................... 107 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 194 840 123 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 767 085 434 628 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 254 285 $1,000.. 21 794 8 373 Average per farm..........dollars.. 85 804 29 379 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 212 Other ............................... 61 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 121 200 days or more ................... 56 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 99 108 number.. 85 628 86 120 Beef cows ..................farms.. 65 69 number.. (D) 3 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 6 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 113 number.. 204 378 145 857 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 17 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 17 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 129 117 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 275 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 87 51 acres.. 31 076 11 367 bushels.. 4 965 173 1 340 010 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 7 acres.. 885 1 020 tons, green.. 8 400 17 700 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 106 165 acres.. 31 566 49 622 bushels.. 2 146 409 3 281 751 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 154 208 acres.. 69 275 68 948 bushels.. 2 523 081 2 317 037 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 57 123 bushels.. 2 050 3 777 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 16 acres.. 2 379 824 bushels.. 104 573 29 413 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 59 acres.. 11 228 9 678 tons, dry.. 53 985 37 342 @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. .