1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUSH COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 507 546 Land in farms ..................acres.. 427 459 422 826 Average size of farm .......acres.. 843 774 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 390 236 672 Average per acre .........dollars.. 363 322 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 092 50 778 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 88 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 134 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 132 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 154 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 508 acres.. 350 456 347 130 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 449 494 acres.. 171 464 160 253 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 74 acres.. 6 558 7 975 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 377 20 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 108 36 734 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 219 12 740 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 158 7 316 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 88 $100,000 or more .................... 61 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 018 14 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 469 27 296 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 508 546 $1,000.. 6 745 4 385 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 277 8 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 344 384 Other ............................... 163 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 262 200 days or more ................... 120 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 298 298 number.. 24 324 23 531 Beef cows ..................farms.. 261 250 number.. 10 467 10 168 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 12 number.. 236 278 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 312 number.. 16 163 15 492 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 10 number.. 830 581 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 10 number.. 704 1 267 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 339 1 517 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 28 number.. (D) 5 743 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 265 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 15 acres.. 1 568 966 bushels.. 206 961 104 265 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 255 tons, green.. (D) 6 255 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 212 337 acres.. 23 701 30 125 bushels.. 1 460 339 1 736 580 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 425 461 acres.. 132 177 113 315 bushels.. 3 659 964 3 815 969 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 50 acres.. 496 1 569 bushels.. 26 416 46 850 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 36 acres.. 872 3 179 bushels.. 32 666 40 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 208 213 acres.. 13 247 12 056 tons, dry.. 35 887 28 721 @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. .