1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RAWLINS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 494 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 641 109 641 810 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 298 1 186 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 398 175 326 342 Average per acre .........dollars.. 305 272 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 015 56 965 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 48 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 98 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 236 238 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 506 acres.. 422 853 414 811 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 442 497 acres.. 174 962 196 707 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 72 acres.. 10 819 11 547 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 377 31 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 565 58 795 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 968 17 077 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 409 14 731 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 120 $100,000 or more .................... 99 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 365 24 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 444 45 762 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 494 541 $1,000.. 5 223 6 691 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 573 12 368 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 399 428 Other ............................... 95 113 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 180 227 200 days or more ................... 74 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 321 number.. 42 732 44 947 Beef cows ..................farms.. 264 282 number.. 20 225 19 207 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 351 354 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 325 number.. 26 188 24 064 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 68 number.. 8 020 11 548 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 69 number.. 16 155 25 292 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 11 number.. 1 476 2 438 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 43 number.. (D) 2 057 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 54 acres.. 7 692 6 047 bushels.. 760 484 639 516 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 16 acres.. 464 496 tons, green.. 8 068 6 665 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 209 354 acres.. 30 762 40 057 bushels.. 1 997 078 2 357 618 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 358 467 acres.. 113 901 123 069 bushels.. 3 067 534 4 776 125 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 59 acres.. 686 2 150 bushels.. 31 398 100 025 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 11 acres.. 167 461 bushels.. 4 772 8 451 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 233 acres.. 16 602 15 764 tons, dry.. 59 956 48 473 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .