1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RUSSELL COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 507 534 Land in farms ..................acres.. 463 690 461 014 Average size of farm .......acres.. 915 863 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 266 241 090 Average per acre .........dollars.. 324 280 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 185 48 959 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 79 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 143 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 155 Total cropland .................farms.. 460 490 acres.. 304 054 287 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 430 469 acres.. 131 422 135 417 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 434 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 585 20 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 574 38 043 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 882 9 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 703 10 839 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 78 $100,000 or more .................... 43 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 516 14 939 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 546 28 029 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 506 533 $1,000.. 2 380 2 974 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 703 5 579 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 330 369 Other ............................... 177 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 231 256 200 days or more ................... 138 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 331 number.. 32 839 34 604 Beef cows ..................farms.. 283 285 number.. 16 520 16 436 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 26 number.. 533 822 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 336 number.. 21 933 21 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 38 number.. 4 496 4 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 37 number.. 7 603 9 305 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 12 number.. 1 102 1 033 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 32 number.. (D) 903 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 8 acres.. (D) 102 bushels.. (D) 6 047 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 221 253 acres.. 21 053 21 517 bushels.. 1 303 515 1 336 856 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 361 414 acres.. 88 063 92 100 bushels.. 1 749 104 2 995 383 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 39 acres.. 377 827 bushels.. 15 334 30 517 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 17 acres.. 276 659 bushels.. 9 402 17 750 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 286 265 acres.. 22 568 20 371 tons, dry.. 51 255 44 657 @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. .