1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RAWLINS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 431 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 646 616 641 109 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 500 1 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 567 747 398 175 Average per acre .........dollars.. 383 305 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 552 76 015 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 227 236 Total cropland .................farms.. 405 469 acres.. 407 235 422 853 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 394 442 acres.. 219 688 174 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 79 acres.. 15 486 10 819 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 079 33 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 351 67 565 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 193 15 968 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 886 17 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 94 $100,000 or more .................... 117 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 738 29 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 999 59 444 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 334 399 Other ............................... 97 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 180 200 days or more ................... 74 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 252 295 number.. 41 206 42 732 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 264 number.. 21 954 20 225 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 223 351 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 255 298 number.. 22 245 26 188 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 46 number.. 2 571 8 020 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 47 number.. 7 102 16 155 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 15 number.. 80 1 476 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 19 number.. 109 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 60 acres.. 34 095 7 692 bushels.. 2 675 812 760 484 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 15 acres.. 308 464 tons, green.. 5 457 8 068 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 161 209 acres.. 19 800 30 762 bushels.. 1 215 328 1 997 078 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 376 358 acres.. 143 524 113 901 bushels.. 5 218 141 3 067 534 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 18 acres.. (D) 686 bushels.. (D) 31 398 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 654 167 bushels.. 23 282 4 772 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 209 acres.. 18 031 16 602 tons, dry.. 61 927 59 956 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.