1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROOKS COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 446 473 Land in farms ..................acres.. 578 283 547 539 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 297 1 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 427 960 328 368 Average per acre .........dollars.. 315 310 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 247 51 358 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 106 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 181 186 Total cropland .................farms.. 418 443 acres.. 346 702 322 396 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 382 431 acres.. 157 932 157 823 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 22 acres.. 2 064 2 864 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 470 24 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 530 52 713 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 811 12 907 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 659 12 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 74 $100,000 or more .................... 81 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 821 17 662 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 621 37 341 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 446 473 $1,000.. 8 189 5 657 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 360 11 961 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 329 Other ............................... 144 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 215 230 200 days or more ................... 117 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 273 290 number.. 44 621 35 999 Beef cows ..................farms.. 245 249 number.. 18 445 16 746 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 23 number.. 1 010 798 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 298 number.. 28 586 23 034 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 37 number.. 2 127 2 903 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 37 number.. 4 270 5 285 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 16 number.. 321 478 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 30 number.. 289 965 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 11 acres.. 938 1 303 bushels.. 112 638 134 750 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 6 acres.. 309 269 tons, green.. 5 050 3 820 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 199 284 acres.. 24 006 30 101 bushels.. 1 631 006 1 824 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 336 408 acres.. 110 421 100 707 bushels.. 4 157 311 3 769 144 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 22 acres.. 463 736 bushels.. 21 560 23 120 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 880 bushels.. (D) 11 895 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 218 208 acres.. 19 413 16 051 tons, dry.. 53 671 46 623 @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. .