Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Phillips 
Pottawatomie 
Pratt 
Rawlins 
Reno 
Republic 
Rice 
Riley 
Farms 
number 
441 
890 
543 
307 
1,633 
575 
532 
493 
Land in farms 
acres 
495,030 
409,659 
464,527 
609,204 
789,525 
361,076 
457,603 
218,180 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,123 
460 
855 
1,984 
483 
628 
860 
443 
Median size of farm 
acres 
400 
160 
302 
1,160 
160 
280 
270 
157 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,404,334 
878,335 
1,368,877 
3,461,315 
868,492 
1,664,625 
1,373,859 
809,620 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,251 
1,908 
1,600 
1,744 
1,796 
2,651 
1,597 
1,829 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
75,268 
90,356 
102,417 
81,687 
226,386 
131,399 
127,139 
52,774 
Average per farm 
dollars 
170,677 
101,524 
188,614 
266,083 
138,632 
228,519 
238,983 
107,046 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
13 
22 
3 
7 
47 
17 
11 
26 
1 0 to 49 acres 
65 
178 
38 
12 
289 
58 
69 
94 
50 to 1 79 acres 
86 
294 
175 
38 
554 
147 
139 
151 
1 80 to 499 acres 
73 
185 
121 
44 
358 
154 
106 
110 
500 to 999 acres 
69 
100 
63 
44 
171 
75 
66 
58 
1 ,000 acres or more 
135 
111 
143 
162 
214 
124 
141 
54 
Total cropland 
farms 
404 
733 
494 
284 
1,404 
533 
462 
406 
acres 
232,168 
164,940 
356,801 
354,869 
591,675 
258,537 
360,927 
99,399 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
325 
645 
308 
251 
1,017 
463 
380 
372 
acres 
183,290 
138,430 
276,819 
233,402 
477,746 
237,799 
318,061 
91,857 
Irrigated land 
farms 
32 
60 
148 
83 
210 
116 
67 
45 
acres 
7,454 
21,875 
86,248 
17,719 
58,374 
46,533 
28,597 
4,142 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
100,386 
116,965 
273,426 
91,394 
267,318 
197,267 
258,181 
54,429 
Average per farm 
dollars 
227,632 
131,422 
503,548 
297,700 
163,697 
343,072 
485,302 
110,403 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
48,855 
52,353 
125,850 
69,183 
151,667 
115,977 
98,963 
36,288 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
51,530 
64,613 
147,576 
22,210 
115,650 
81,289 
159,217 
18,140 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
114 
265 
213 
33 
597 
115 
132 
121 
$2,500 to $4,999 
26 
61 
22 
2 
82 
17 
28 
34 
$5,000 to $9,999 
20 
84 
17 
9 
128 
31 
38 
69 
$10,000 to $24,999 
40 
138 
32 
34 
158 
60 
50 
54 
$25,000 to $49,999 
43 
92 
39 
21 
146 
69 
50 
53 
$50,000 to $99,999 
44 
91 
41 
42 
158 
66 
33 
50 
$100,000 or more 
154 
159 
179 
166 
364 
217 
201 
112 
Government payments 
farms 
339 
509 
470 
270 
1,194 
452 
422 
320 
$1,000 
3,275 
2,860 
7,049 
4,191 
9,785 
4,144 
5,201 
1,265 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
329 
500 
350 
228 
954 
375 
332 
270 
$1,000 
11,576 
5,763 
10,122 
16,197 
18,577 
5,896 
12,845 
3,609 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
92,575 
103,229 
224,204 
86,957 
234,586 
149,661 
217,553 
40,517 
Average per farm 
dollars 
209,922 
115,988 
412,898 
283,247 
143,653 
260,280 
408,934 
82,186 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
441 
890 
543 
307 
1,633 
575 
532 
493 
$1,000 
22,661 
22,360 
66,394 
24,825 
61,094 
57,645 
58,673 
18,785 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,386 
25,124 
122,273 
80,863 
37,412 
100,253 
110,288 
38,103 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
257 
382 
245 
194 
800 
349 
290 
220 
Other 
number 
184 
508 
298 
113 
833 
226 
242 
273 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
251 
574 
327 
163 
897 
320 
321 
300 
200 days or more 
number 
162 
439 
241 
115 
618 
232 
219 
225 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
237 
485 
156 
159 
604 
258 
224 
230 
number 
48,880 
55,528 
58,323 
30,406 
79,307 
34,253 
48,298 
24,740 
Beef cows 
farms 
208 
433 
127 
141 
499 
245 
177 
201 
number 
20,168 
22,356 
(D) 
14,917 
19,482 
11,599 
9,156 
9,183 
Milk cows 
farms 
8 
22 
2 
6 
72 
- 
6 
10 
number 
136 
173 
(D) 
170 
2,855 
- 
56 
642 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
210 
436 
121 
142 
520 
234 
187 
203 
number 
32,762 
50,555 
90,821 
22,886 
73,461 
55,537 
58,156 
13,403 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
27 
3 
3 
29 
6 
5 
9 
number 
38,403 
9,650 
(D) 
(D) 
14,191 
21 
13,473 
(□) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
12 
29 
5 
1 
31 
4 
7 
9 
number 
81,855 
23,483 
(D) 
(□) 
(D) 
19 
92,848 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
20 
18 
7 
2 
69 
6 
7 
20 
number 
897 
1,217 
61 
(D) 
3,396 
(D) 
325 
494 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
26 
79 
21 
10 
162 
23 
22 
43 
number 
579 
(D) 
424 
201 
3,684 
478 
(D) 
3,316 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
3 
- 
1 
18 
1 
3 
number 
(D) 
40 
- 
(D) 
5,243 
(D) 
- 
258 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
90 
193 
130 
122 
127 
226 
103 
78 
acres 
27,554 
35,558 
56,145 
66,074 
30,106 
64,432 
30,347 
1 1 ,438 
bushels 
1,117,567 
3,853,974 
7,560,285 
2,773,916 
3,280,856 
6,976,030 
2,763,501 
941,600 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
46 
38 
8 
30 
71 
23 
24 
22 
acres 
6,160 
2,137 
799 
4,654 
3,333 
1,286 
2,262 
1,447 
tons 
34,552 
23,218 
3,648 
23,560 
32,627 
11,513 
20,744 
12,423 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
214 
104 
263 
223 
701 
284 
302 
140 
acres 
73,628 
6,083 
163,371 
119,847 
261,315 
65,987 
180,237 
17,618 
bushels 
3,116,136 
246,128 
6,740,732 
5,764,197 
10,453,081 
2,812,750 
7,724,541 
701,200 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
214 
104 
263 
223 
701 
284 
302 
140 
acres 
73,628 
6,083 
163,371 
119,847 
261,315 
65,987 
180,237 
17,618 
bushels 
3,116,136 
246,128 
6,740,732 
5,764,197 
10,453,081 
2,812,750 
7,724,541 
701,200 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Kansas 237 
