1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUSH COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 486 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 412 285 427 459 Average size of farm .......acres.. 848 843 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 275 286 390 Average per acre .........dollars.. 421 363 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 983 63 092 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 153 Total cropland .................farms.. 460 469 acres.. 328 582 350 456 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 449 acres.. 175 161 171 464 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 51 acres.. 6 224 6 558 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 523 23 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 746 46 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 410 14 219 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 113 9 158 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 78 $100,000 or more .................... 95 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 021 18 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 217 35 469 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 324 344 Other ............................... 162 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 214 227 200 days or more ................... 124 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 298 number.. 22 179 24 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 261 number.. 9 033 10 467 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. 52 236 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 250 300 number.. 16 318 16 163 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. 18 830 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 6 number.. 59 704 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 339 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 14 number.. 257 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 23 20 acres.. 2 189 1 568 bushels.. 333 964 206 961 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 198 212 acres.. 26 757 23 701 bushels.. 1 882 487 1 460 339 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 370 425 acres.. 132 243 132 177 bushels.. 5 379 981 3 659 964 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 24 acres.. 147 496 bushels.. 8 850 26 416 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 20 acres.. 1 647 872 bushels.. 74 241 32 666 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 208 acres.. 13 126 13 247 tons, dry.. 33 451 35 887 @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.