1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 519 536 Land in farms ..................acres.. 457 655 432 701 Average size of farm .......acres.. 882 807 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 463 325 404 841 Average per acre .........dollars.. 566 505 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 388 83 134 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 140 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 488 acres.. 345 918 345 398 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 422 461 acres.. 259 022 241 325 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 66 acres.. 21 689 20 584 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 849 82 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 606 153 408 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 368 25 718 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 481 56 509 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 91 $100,000 or more .................... 159 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 698 68 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 366 127 458 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 348 Other ............................... 200 188 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 252 200 days or more ................... 174 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 272 number.. 46 313 48 736 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 206 number.. 11 420 9 170 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 10 number.. 230 335 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 271 number.. 59 526 71 597 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 25 number.. 11 580 15 340 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 27 number.. 22 310 25 796 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 18 number.. 1 107 1 278 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. (D) 263 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 43 acres.. 12 745 10 931 bushels.. 2 189 188 1 736 458 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 12 acres.. 994 1 120 tons, green.. 20 986 22 506 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 315 338 acres.. 72 413 60 858 bushels.. 6 091 807 4 534 334 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 358 407 acres.. 147 544 151 852 bushels.. 7 499 113 4 134 875 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 19 acres.. 185 519 bushels.. 10 550 23 465 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 80 67 acres.. 7 030 6 209 bushels.. 297 548 212 018 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 256 245 acres.. 21 826 16 009 tons, dry.. 62 445 44 855 @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.