1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WICHITA COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 302 355 Land in farms ..................acres.. 443 802 440 467 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 470 1 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 708 214 488 511 Average per acre .........dollars.. 461 373 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 950 87 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 36 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 161 154 Total cropland .................farms.. 266 313 acres.. 379 187 368 240 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 252 307 acres.. 193 872 182 673 Irrigated land .................farms.. 152 172 acres.. 72 499 73 438 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 332 143 223 235 Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 099 811 628 830 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 979 19 539 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 303 164 203 695 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 77 $100,000 or more .................... 129 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 213 265 190 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 706 177 538 492 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 302 354 $1,000.. 118 925 32 095 Average per farm..........dollars.. 393 791 90 663 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 262 Other ............................... 75 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 147 200 days or more ................... 64 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 127 136 number.. 133 984 90 559 Beef cows ..................farms.. 86 91 number.. (D) 5 934 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 132 140 number.. 373 893 294 835 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 16 number.. 3 000 1 600 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 17 number.. 5 126 3 124 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 15 number.. 724 890 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 16 number.. 209 407 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 95 94 acres.. 20 201 16 401 bushels.. 3 284 535 2 291 817 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 25 acres.. 4 569 2 281 tons, green.. 111 227 47 466 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 123 187 acres.. 18 235 24 374 bushels.. 1 766 857 1 693 699 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 242 300 acres.. 141 062 118 864 bushels.. 5 504 348 4 477 060 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 11 acres.. 140 757 bushels.. 8 150 32 630 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 23 acres.. 1 573 1 295 bushels.. 64 958 37 428 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 87 acres.. 4 950 6 973 tons, dry.. 15 046 20 717 @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. .