1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WYANDOTTE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 171 199 Land in farms ..................acres.. 22 553 23 936 Average size of farm .......acres.. 132 120 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 785 159 588 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 115 1 609 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 051 25 453 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 19 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 5 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 146 154 acres.. 18 719 17 145 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 123 125 acres.. 14 090 12 112 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. (D) 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 883 5 015 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 558 25 202 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 681 3 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 203 1 255 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 21 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 3 $100,000 or more .................... 9 9 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 473 3 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 008 19 587 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 171 199 $1,000.. (D) 842 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 4 231 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 64 61 Other ............................... 107 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 131 200 days or more ................... 81 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 94 number.. 2 622 1 887 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 77 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 85 number.. 1 035 (D) Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 1 052 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 14 number.. 2 016 2 096 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 41 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 16 number.. 150 305 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 21 acres.. 2 022 2 104 bushels.. 227 541 229 180 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 6 acres.. 1 022 (D) bushels.. 81 970 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 9 acres.. 1 077 482 bushels.. 39 932 14 156 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 51 bushels.. (D) 1 730 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 33 35 acres.. 6 426 5 417 bushels.. 256 664 204 728 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 66 acres.. 2 760 2 063 tons, dry.. 4 775 3 215 @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. .