1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WALLACE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 283 330 Land in farms ..................acres.. 471 658 529 749 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 667 1 605 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 648 670 558 106 Average per acre .........dollars.. 369 351 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 782 68 372 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 142 161 Total cropland .................farms.. 253 294 acres.. 267 458 299 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 214 283 acres.. 129 155 146 695 Irrigated land .................farms.. 106 116 acres.. 49 006 45 733 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 445 28 601 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 578 86 671 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 688 15 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 756 13 538 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 59 $100,000 or more .................... 92 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 318 23 242 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 531 70 429 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 283 330 $1,000.. 3 440 5 125 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 154 15 531 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 220 245 Other ............................... 63 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 108 163 200 days or more ................... 49 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 161 number.. 24 562 22 920 Beef cows ..................farms.. 127 127 number.. 9 977 10 441 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 16 number.. 48 104 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 146 173 number.. 17 957 22 503 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 28 number.. 1 764 2 528 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 34 number.. 11 234 5 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 18 number.. 2 000 2 953 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 24 number.. 340 704 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 96 acres.. 30 637 22 478 bushels.. 4 531 787 3 210 151 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 591 532 tons, green.. 9 795 9 235 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 37 81 acres.. 4 848 9 731 bushels.. 256 345 463 198 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 192 267 acres.. 79 061 93 419 bushels.. 2 456 713 3 009 097 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 1 120 762 bushels.. 49 550 25 960 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 13 acres.. 663 845 bushels.. 22 784 28 139 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 68 105 acres.. 7 259 10 267 tons, dry.. 18 313 22 017 @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. .