1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 THOMAS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 547 644 Land in farms ..................acres.. 702 549 677 199 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 284 1 052 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 663 082 410 301 Average per acre .........dollars.. 474 396 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 354 79 020 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 15 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 130 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 236 248 Total cropland .................farms.. 514 606 acres.. 595 036 585 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 459 592 acres.. 242 179 296 047 Irrigated land .................farms.. 184 218 acres.. 84 836 73 546 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 693 74 156 Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 254 115 150 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 129 35 387 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 564 38 770 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 118 $100,000 or more .................... 127 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 450 64 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 326 99 563 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 547 645 $1,000.. 2 574 10 096 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 706 15 653 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 389 450 Other ............................... 158 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 305 200 days or more ................... 124 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 217 number.. 60 595 36 649 Beef cows ..................farms.. 172 173 number.. (D) 9 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 231 number.. 85 037 55 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 24 number.. 4 967 5 896 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 26 number.. 11 786 12 581 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 19 number.. 3 696 1 758 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 32 number.. (D) 757 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 148 184 acres.. 56 609 48 965 bushels.. 7 016 232 7 122 349 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 27 acres.. 734 2 719 tons, green.. 14 037 47 201 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 190 322 acres.. 30 236 36 435 bushels.. 1 995 687 2 357 796 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 365 551 acres.. 133 744 181 694 bushels.. 3 450 301 6 513 764 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 36 acres.. 761 2 369 bushels.. 26 617 113 468 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 70 acres.. 6 580 5 742 bushels.. 254 030 183 371 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 122 acres.. 6 037 6 733 tons, dry.. 17 645 18 031 @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. .