1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RILEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 468 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 773 228 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 508 473 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 513 240 083 Average per acre .........dollars.. 673 508 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 194 47 827 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 406 421 acres.. 121 535 131 610 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 396 acres.. 87 886 85 696 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 17 acres.. 3 445 1 591 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 199 26 859 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 527 55 725 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 848 10 158 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 350 16 701 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 66 $100,000 or more .................... 87 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 887 21 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 065 44 558 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 255 264 Other ............................... 213 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 241 200 days or more ................... 174 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 276 number.. 28 508 26 795 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 220 number.. (D) 9 937 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) 726 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 281 number.. 19 023 16 584 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 95 number.. 14 376 23 187 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 102 number.. 37 464 52 420 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 20 number.. 3 727 4 359 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. (D) 1 270 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 63 53 acres.. 5 222 3 579 bushels.. 553 697 472 769 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 27 acres.. 1 100 846 tons, green.. 14 654 12 151 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 185 242 acres.. 19 771 24 925 bushels.. 1 587 415 2 148 990 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 240 266 acres.. 26 164 25 427 bushels.. 1 304 909 802 108 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 78 acres.. 955 1 412 bushels.. 45 102 65 557 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 210 199 acres.. 17 353 12 377 bushels.. 582 359 453 270 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 277 acres.. 19 653 19 904 tons, dry.. 35 623 44 160 @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.