1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SMITH COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 626 692 Land in farms ..................acres.. 537 457 555 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 859 803 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 299 283 039 Average per acre .........dollars.. 399 347 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 467 59 417 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 165 1,000 acres or more ................. 203 214 Total cropland .................farms.. 573 648 acres.. 352 657 381 501 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 556 630 acres.. 209 589 211 337 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 81 acres.. 2 748 7 812 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 866 50 852 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 049 73 486 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 490 20 043 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 376 30 809 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 160 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 152 $100,000 or more .................... 139 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 416 37 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 562 54 391 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 626 692 $1,000.. 15 462 13 048 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 700 18 855 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 462 536 Other ............................... 164 156 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 272 271 200 days or more ................... 131 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 397 451 number.. 55 417 54 892 Beef cows ..................farms.. 341 379 number.. 21 256 20 908 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 42 number.. 477 892 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 406 468 number.. 40 564 43 689 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 103 number.. 31 930 28 020 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 113 number.. 62 768 64 014 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 41 number.. 1 503 2 755 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 60 number.. 874 2 209 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 740 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 50 acres.. 2 985 3 029 bushels.. 364 540 353 379 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 2 acres.. 128 (D) tons, green.. 2 242 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 432 507 acres.. 62 611 61 188 bushels.. 5 064 096 5 249 221 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 488 579 acres.. 116 913 107 735 bushels.. 5 063 136 4 438 271 Oats for grain................farms.. 60 110 acres.. 1 422 2 874 bushels.. 85 785 123 453 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 175 acres.. 1 374 10 697 bushels.. 51 895 307 315 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 349 401 acres.. 22 791 22 323 tons, dry.. 58 269 63 066 @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. .