1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RILEY COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 482 546 Land in farms ..................acres.. 228 178 247 609 Average size of farm .......acres.. 473 453 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 083 183 629 Average per acre .........dollars.. 508 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 827 38 030 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 421 489 acres.. 131 610 132 841 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 396 462 acres.. 85 696 80 307 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 27 acres.. 1 591 1 922 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 859 25 444 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 725 46 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 158 7 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 701 18 248 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 68 $100,000 or more .................... 67 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 432 18 519 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 558 33 856 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 481 547 $1,000.. 5 931 5 370 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 330 9 817 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 325 Other ............................... 218 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 270 200 days or more ................... 163 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 352 number.. 26 795 31 205 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 277 number.. 9 937 11 697 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 31 number.. 726 1 108 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 363 number.. 16 584 21 457 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 99 number.. 23 187 29 764 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 113 number.. 52 420 50 123 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 24 number.. 4 359 2 893 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 38 number.. 1 270 7 996 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 56 acres.. 3 579 2 892 bushels.. 472 769 263 926 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 47 acres.. 846 1 349 tons, green.. 12 151 19 932 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 242 312 acres.. 24 925 25 050 bushels.. 2 148 990 1 717 217 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 266 302 acres.. 25 427 21 023 bushels.. 802 108 723 631 Oats for grain................farms.. 78 68 acres.. 1 412 1 027 bushels.. 65 557 43 598 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 199 206 acres.. 12 377 10 911 bushels.. 453 270 341 081 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 277 333 acres.. 19 904 17 945 tons, dry.. 44 160 34 821 @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. .