1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROOKS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 435 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 569 511 578 283 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 309 1 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 443 452 427 960 Average per acre .........dollars.. 338 315 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 337 59 247 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 61 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 160 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 418 acres.. 330 049 346 702 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 382 acres.. 164 047 157 932 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 23 acres.. 1 658 2 064 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 103 35 470 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 489 79 530 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 640 14 811 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 462 20 659 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 82 $100,000 or more .................... 93 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 315 28 821 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 587 64 621 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 302 Other ............................... 173 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 215 200 days or more ................... 134 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 265 273 number.. 51 693 44 621 Beef cows ..................farms.. 245 245 number.. 19 209 18 445 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 14 number.. 430 1 010 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 266 273 number.. 38 007 28 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 37 number.. 649 2 127 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 37 number.. 1 438 4 270 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 7 number.. 968 321 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 16 number.. (D) 289 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 15 acres.. 4 305 938 bushels.. 365 650 112 638 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 8 acres.. 252 309 tons, green.. 3 710 5 050 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 169 199 acres.. 28 777 24 006 bushels.. 2 012 041 1 631 006 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 292 336 acres.. 107 439 110 421 bushels.. 4 396 240 4 157 311 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 15 acres.. 881 463 bushels.. 37 203 21 560 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 113 (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 218 acres.. 18 295 19 413 tons, dry.. 51 928 53 671 @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.