1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STAFFORD COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 490 540 Land in farms ..................acres.. 436 242 461 213 Average size of farm .......acres.. 890 854 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 411 499 427 813 Average per acre .........dollars.. 472 492 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 902 80 891 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 178 Total cropland .................farms.. 445 506 acres.. 352 436 376 006 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 488 acres.. 239 993 230 807 Irrigated land .................farms.. 167 188 acres.. 75 698 66 430 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 412 72 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 597 133 432 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 161 23 729 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 252 48 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 96 $100,000 or more .................... 126 128 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 825 62 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 686 115 505 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 491 539 $1,000.. 11 043 10 052 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 491 18 649 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 348 396 Other ............................... 142 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 197 224 200 days or more ................... 119 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 255 number.. 66 429 62 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 181 number.. 11 635 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 4 number.. 8 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 260 number.. 82 809 86 803 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 28 number.. 3 097 4 160 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 33 number.. 7 151 8 369 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 16 number.. 719 1 112 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 25 number.. (D) 677 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 117 106 acres.. 42 913 29 798 bushels.. 6 838 762 3 786 704 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 18 acres.. 766 1 262 tons, green.. 12 236 21 218 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 237 328 acres.. 38 461 47 264 bushels.. 2 265 738 3 023 173 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 365 438 acres.. 131 001 124 760 bushels.. 3 263 177 3 532 057 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 16 acres.. 887 792 bushels.. 40 069 21 879 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 83 88 acres.. 11 500 8 721 bushels.. 428 645 324 309 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 215 acres.. 19 681 20 696 tons, dry.. 64 159 63 614 @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. .