1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ATCHISON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 509 622 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 032 321 878 Average size of farm .......acres.. 597 517 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 490 376 352 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 775 680 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 109 61 743 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 153 187 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 473 581 acres.. 273 297 280 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 455 560 acres.. 226 386 208 644 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 19 acres.. 5 275 3 408 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 943 49 191 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 661 79 085 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 386 37 412 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 557 11 779 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 139 $100,000 or more .................... 219 178 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 677 35 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 846 57 052 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 509 621 $1,000.. 21 895 13 996 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 016 22 537 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 501 Other ............................... 108 121 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 184 200 days or more ................... 79 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 288 number.. 20 852 22 537 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 241 number.. 9 260 9 831 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. 82 34 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 305 number.. 13 272 14 954 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 71 98 number.. 22 030 19 348 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 104 number.. 41 495 35 681 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 10 number.. 103 451 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 21 number.. (D) 1 377 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 413 502 acres.. 115 138 91 792 bushels.. 15 977 258 10 119 834 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 17 23 acres.. 521 814 tons, green.. 5 640 10 920 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 210 bushels.. (D) 12 989 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 37 acres.. 2 289 1 514 bushels.. 95 901 59 221 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 410 505 acres.. 102 720 108 434 bushels.. 4 072 077 3 816 751 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 209 acres.. 7 264 6 443 tons, dry.. 19 808 16 003 @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. .