1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERMAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 500 524 Land in farms ..................acres.. 620 144 625 942 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 240 1 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 564 312 403 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 441 360 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 123 74 064 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 92 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 211 224 Total cropland .................farms.. 462 487 acres.. 501 970 497 494 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 389 470 acres.. 186 076 251 334 Irrigated land .................farms.. 217 246 acres.. 84 268 83 424 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 326 67 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 653 128 681 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 568 30 169 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 759 37 260 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 98 $100,000 or more .................... 108 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 732 56 326 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 190 107 492 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 501 524 $1,000.. (D) 8 550 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 16 317 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 384 Other ............................... 139 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 213 200 days or more ................... 114 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 167 number.. 39 504 33 721 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 128 number.. (D) 8 262 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 172 number.. 55 597 54 185 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 24 number.. 2 819 1 960 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 27 number.. 4 093 12 480 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 11 number.. 1 755 1 382 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 31 number.. 737 903 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 167 188 acres.. 40 736 35 617 bushels.. 5 057 471 5 066 990 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 33 acres.. 1 954 1 741 tons, green.. 34 286 34 885 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 69 115 acres.. 9 648 10 329 bushels.. 689 182 620 775 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 276 445 acres.. 94 787 155 862 bushels.. 2 396 172 5 887 056 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 20 acres.. 210 959 bushels.. 10 589 49 845 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 46 acres.. 3 528 5 071 bushels.. 115 419 211 544 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 113 acres.. 7 552 9 169 tons, dry.. 23 507 23 389 @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. .