1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 295 300 Land in farms ..................acres.. 450 829 460 974 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 528 1 537 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 650 388 682 130 Average per acre .........dollars.. 419 438 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 370 145 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 155 174 Total cropland .................farms.. 244 281 acres.. 356 072 392 622 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 221 260 acres.. 244 407 238 568 Irrigated land .................farms.. 152 166 acres.. 131 754 119 752 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 200 296 96 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 678 970 322 138 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 690 24 780 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 154 606 71 861 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 22 37 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 67 $100,000 or more .................... 134 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 176 995 87 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 599 981 290 028 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 295 300 $1,000.. 22 754 9 762 Average per farm..........dollars.. 77 132 32 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 215 222 Other ............................... 80 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 119 200 days or more ................... 60 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 128 113 number.. 74 795 52 216 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 90 number.. 6 819 5 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 0 number.. 7 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 125 118 number.. 194 036 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 9 number.. 505 3 663 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 9 number.. (D) 5 352 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 7 number.. 283 699 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. 69 283 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 114 65 acres.. 60 254 25 418 bushels.. 11 228 263 3 303 471 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 170 225 acres.. 82 824 114 832 bushels.. 4 499 049 5 595 676 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 188 224 acres.. 91 955 89 747 bushels.. 4 099 707 3 172 411 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 16 acres.. 438 890 bushels.. 19 867 26 397 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 53 47 acres.. 8 730 7 048 tons, dry.. 46 380 33 777 @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. .