1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WABAUNSEE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 626 633 Land in farms ..................acres.. 423 064 460 304 Average size of farm .......acres.. 676 727 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 515 286 829 Average per acre .........dollars.. 380 385 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 973 29 901 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 113 103 Total cropland .................farms.. 540 533 acres.. 161 377 149 203 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 494 488 acres.. 98 326 90 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 32 acres.. 3 720 6 749 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 762 34 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 518 54 045 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 468 6 269 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 294 27 941 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 67 $100,000 or more .................... 103 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 625 29 463 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 325 46 619 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 626 632 $1,000.. 8 651 3 744 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 819 5 923 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 356 372 Other ............................... 270 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 344 330 200 days or more ................... 231 223 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 400 412 number.. 49 110 51 872 Beef cows ..................farms.. 317 316 number.. 17 591 18 420 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 37 number.. 796 958 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 412 430 number.. 46 199 42 728 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 70 number.. 16 754 19 702 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 75 number.. 45 348 37 851 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 21 number.. 3 633 3 746 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 75 acres.. 7 725 6 814 bushels.. 863 446 701 730 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 33 acres.. 963 1 098 tons, green.. 13 502 14 641 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 259 292 acres.. 21 097 19 382 bushels.. 1 795 438 1 274 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 227 222 acres.. 14 947 11 153 bushels.. 492 319 330 170 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 66 acres.. 929 1 122 bushels.. 52 844 42 886 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 227 acres.. 14 323 14 271 bushels.. 515 844 434 517 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 386 360 acres.. 41 328 36 781 tons, dry.. 73 970 62 976 @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. .