1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUSSELL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 494 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 429 267 463 690 Average size of farm .......acres.. 869 915 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 475 304 266 Average per acre .........dollars.. 359 324 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 489 47 185 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 79 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 126 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 169 Total cropland .................farms.. 442 460 acres.. 260 734 304 054 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 367 430 acres.. 136 855 131 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 357 21 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 379 42 574 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 360 7 882 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 997 13 703 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 72 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 66 $100,000 or more .................... 74 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 577 20 516 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 702 40 546 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 310 330 Other ............................... 184 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 231 200 days or more ................... 150 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 286 319 number.. 30 507 32 839 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 283 number.. 14 819 16 520 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 17 number.. 230 533 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 312 number.. 20 290 21 933 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 17 number.. 2 695 4 496 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 5 038 7 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 22 number.. 574 1 102 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 23 number.. 688 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 2 acres.. 680 (D) bushels.. 57 214 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 203 221 acres.. 29 219 21 053 bushels.. 1 992 154 1 303 515 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 293 361 acres.. 85 334 88 063 bushels.. 3 849 777 1 749 104 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 23 acres.. 205 377 bushels.. 7 991 15 334 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 745 276 bushels.. 29 090 9 402 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 286 acres.. 22 290 22 568 tons, dry.. 48 777 51 255 @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.