1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 551 610 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 717 299 462 Average size of farm .......acres.. 568 491 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 603 178 589 Average per acre .........dollars.. 456 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 552 39 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 86 Total cropland .................farms.. 480 548 acres.. 178 619 183 539 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 452 505 acres.. 133 056 114 733 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 18 acres.. 986 1 555 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 214 20 203 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 650 33 120 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 279 11 204 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 935 8 999 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 82 $100,000 or more .................... 92 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 175 16 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 431 26 334 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 551 609 $1,000.. 8 783 3 353 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 940 5 505 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 342 383 Other ............................... 209 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 329 200 days or more ................... 170 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 380 426 number.. 29 298 28 333 Beef cows ..................farms.. 342 352 number.. 13 834 12 076 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 288 659 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 380 420 number.. 20 336 15 095 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 44 number.. 11 792 12 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 44 number.. 22 264 22 188 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 17 number.. 1 248 905 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 34 number.. (D) 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 38 acres.. 4 514 2 231 bushels.. 544 587 176 995 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 426 tons, green.. (D) 5 880 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 202 289 acres.. 23 649 26 603 bushels.. 2 218 172 1 796 323 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 270 210 acres.. 43 740 16 950 bushels.. 1 830 503 394 873 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 31 acres.. 708 818 bushels.. 33 728 29 093 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 259 329 acres.. 46 846 52 601 bushels.. 1 464 238 1 505 453 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 353 acres.. 25 785 20 675 tons, dry.. 45 693 34 169 @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. .