1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERIDAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 488 518 Land in farms ..................acres.. 535 359 503 582 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 097 972 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 739 359 500 Average per acre .........dollars.. 451 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 375 70 197 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 102 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 216 204 Total cropland .................farms.. 449 470 acres.. 402 935 374 043 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 461 acres.. 203 401 183 013 Irrigated land .................farms.. 184 187 acres.. 61 221 50 527 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 514 54 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 545 104 419 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 972 22 118 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 542 31 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 113 $100,000 or more .................... 170 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 917 47 749 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 683 92 179 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 488 518 $1,000.. 13 995 6 698 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 678 12 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 376 394 Other ............................... 112 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 224 200 days or more ................... 94 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 291 number.. 52 551 43 899 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 233 number.. 14 723 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 816 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 297 number.. 53 440 48 624 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 59 number.. 8 342 7 319 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 56 number.. 14 362 12 218 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 1 783 1 294 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 28 number.. (D) 819 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 155 130 acres.. 45 795 28 533 bushels.. 6 221 031 4 061 477 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 20 acres.. 1 130 1 138 tons, green.. 21 040 19 932 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 217 304 acres.. 23 877 35 704 bushels.. 1 683 930 2 549 482 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 396 421 acres.. 117 294 94 689 bushels.. 5 100 494 3 742 447 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 26 acres.. 294 1 038 bushels.. 16 388 33 054 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 49 55 acres.. 3 608 3 899 bushels.. 127 870 169 748 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 180 acres.. 10 182 10 691 tons, dry.. 36 025 31 918 @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. .