1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TREGO COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 465 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 484 093 480 159 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 041 996 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 322 249 226 Average per acre .........dollars.. 357 256 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 918 58 721 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 40 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 185 171 Total cropland .................farms.. 428 442 acres.. 318 938 324 214 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 415 426 acres.. 138 429 139 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 30 acres.. 2 334 3 076 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 949 35 552 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 223 73 760 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 011 10 704 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 938 24 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 73 $100,000 or more .................... 58 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 262 30 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 242 63 611 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 465 482 $1,000.. 11 443 5 257 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 608 10 906 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 351 Other ............................... 118 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 230 200 days or more ................... 105 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 340 number.. 43 043 38 838 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 277 number.. 18 316 15 468 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 36 number.. 755 884 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 343 number.. 68 028 43 119 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 37 number.. 2 843 2 771 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 36 number.. 5 559 4 802 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 14 number.. 1 503 972 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 41 number.. (D) 1 102 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 280 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 10 acres.. 702 520 bushels.. (D) 66 335 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 4 acres.. 296 67 tons, green.. 3 802 837 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 149 273 acres.. 14 285 26 500 bushels.. 927 450 1 507 727 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 392 413 acres.. 104 943 91 726 bushels.. 3 439 789 3 380 637 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 28 acres.. 238 675 bushels.. 10 980 24 243 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 225 acres.. 14 439 13 979 tons, dry.. 37 593 32 250 @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. .