1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOODSON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 362 369 Land in farms ..................acres.. 265 978 253 967 Average size of farm .......acres.. 735 688 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 482 228 190 Average per acre .........dollars.. 382 309 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 541 34 552 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 309 330 acres.. 134 237 123 270 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 294 303 acres.. 99 632 85 309 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 620 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 700 21 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 233 57 189 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 803 7 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 897 14 039 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 44 $100,000 or more .................... 60 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 183 15 204 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 754 41 316 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 362 368 $1,000.. 3 423 4 882 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 455 13 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 220 226 Other ............................... 142 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 183 200 days or more ................... 111 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 266 number.. 27 354 22 297 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 221 number.. 11 013 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 28 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 269 number.. 24 473 26 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 27 number.. 2 964 2 585 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 31 number.. 4 444 4 908 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 22 number.. 1 007 1 606 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 26 number.. 255 535 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 69 28 acres.. 5 277 1 515 bushels.. 544 737 94 015 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 163 191 acres.. 15 930 17 603 bushels.. 1 339 931 1 250 906 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 170 114 acres.. 22 318 7 822 bushels.. 789 534 171 930 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 38 acres.. 778 740 bushels.. 47 947 27 145 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 174 210 acres.. 26 083 30 000 bushels.. 771 389 905 137 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 240 acres.. 37 124 31 246 tons, dry.. 52 015 38 745 @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. .