1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 536 604 Land in farms ..................acres.. 432 701 429 065 Average size of farm .......acres.. 807 710 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 841 315 447 Average per acre .........dollars.. 505 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 134 62 989 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 140 158 Total cropland .................farms.. 488 556 acres.. 345 398 347 501 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 461 541 acres.. 241 325 214 092 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 67 acres.. 20 584 15 058 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 227 69 583 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 408 115 204 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 718 20 715 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 509 48 869 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 101 $100,000 or more .................... 108 99 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 190 57 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 458 95 014 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 535 604 $1,000.. 14 609 11 447 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 306 18 953 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 348 401 Other ............................... 188 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 310 200 days or more ................... 147 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 320 number.. 48 736 50 618 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 235 number.. 9 170 8 824 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 23 number.. 335 876 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 323 number.. 71 597 69 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 30 number.. 15 340 17 285 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 38 number.. 25 796 26 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 15 number.. 1 278 1 217 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 25 number.. 263 730 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 36 acres.. 10 931 7 833 bushels.. 1 736 458 1 015 410 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 12 acres.. 1 120 1 069 tons, green.. 22 506 21 416 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 338 418 acres.. 60 858 53 304 bushels.. 4 534 334 4 174 853 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 407 484 acres.. 151 852 130 672 bushels.. 4 134 875 4 465 243 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 22 acres.. 519 889 bushels.. 23 465 28 124 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 67 117 acres.. 6 209 7 475 bushels.. 212 018 253 945 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 245 287 acres.. 16 009 16 076 tons, dry.. 44 855 45 925 @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. .