1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 825 852 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 349 221 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 714 189 910 Average per acre .........dollars.. 878 804 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 402 26 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 300 325 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 68 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 708 718 acres.. 148 863 149 707 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 652 659 acres.. 111 948 101 139 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 67 acres.. 14 002 11 382 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 637 21 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 924 25 656 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 256 12 792 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 382 9 066 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 149 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 53 $100,000 or more .................... 77 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 769 16 655 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 751 19 571 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 825 851 $1,000.. 9 582 2 566 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 615 3 015 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 369 Other ............................... 468 483 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 500 510 200 days or more ................... 368 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 411 459 number.. 19 931 19 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 353 369 number.. 9 254 7 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 20 number.. 493 370 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 469 number.. 13 423 14 737 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 52 number.. 8 931 4 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 54 number.. 20 409 15 245 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 5 number.. 488 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 59 number.. (D) 1 181 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 176 acres.. 21 132 20 588 bushels.. 2 876 438 2 194 933 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 15 acres.. 360 437 tons, green.. 5 075 5 116 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 172 260 acres.. 17 027 20 453 bushels.. 1 705 040 1 279 717 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 206 148 acres.. 14 625 7 719 bushels.. 527 743 233 770 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 73 acres.. 716 1 086 bushels.. 36 272 30 440 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 307 323 acres.. 35 063 30 060 bushels.. 1 458 194 913 322 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 449 443 acres.. 25 915 23 711 tons, dry.. 39 500 34 650 @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. .