1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SUMNER COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 163 1 271 Land in farms ..................acres.. 687 593 704 788 Average size of farm .......acres.. 591 555 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 771 297 971 Average per acre .........dollars.. 540 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 348 56 488 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 264 318 180 to 499 acres .................... 295 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 194 239 1,000 acres or more ................. 251 244 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 060 1 178 acres.. 577 178 599 210 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 017 1 137 acres.. 477 864 415 440 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 28 acres.. 5 064 2 694 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 984 53 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 596 42 021 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 128 30 866 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 856 22 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 188 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 157 199 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 243 263 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 174 214 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 161 155 $100,000 or more .................... 202 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 809 47 979 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 548 37 749 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 163 1 271 $1,000.. 16 111 6 344 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 853 4 992 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 689 741 Other ............................... 474 530 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 621 698 200 days or more ................... 409 451 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 583 598 number.. 41 525 41 742 Beef cows ..................farms.. 438 421 number.. 12 158 12 183 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 36 number.. 1 315 1 265 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 568 600 number.. 32 553 33 680 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 97 number.. 18 299 20 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 92 102 number.. 37 213 48 307 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 65 number.. 10 244 9 493 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 54 number.. 813 2 068 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 269 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 17 acres.. 2 819 997 bushels.. 219 580 69 170 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 15 acres.. 800 559 tons, green.. 9 728 6 140 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 284 412 acres.. 25 542 31 913 bushels.. 1 403 446 1 506 504 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 909 1 040 acres.. 422 662 356 942 bushels.. 12 676 172 10 409 785 Oats for grain................farms.. 62 11 acres.. 2 246 538 bushels.. 85 001 13 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 69 196 acres.. 7 183 14 494 bushels.. 237 384 305 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 495 489 acres.. 26 122 22 686 tons, dry.. 55 599 49 487 @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. .