Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Rooks 
Rush 
Russell 
Saline 
Scott 
Sedgwick 
Seward 
Shawnee 
Farms 
number 
440 
528 
504 
674 
269 
1,344 
363 
826 
Land in farms 
acres 
551,421 
453,137 
435,529 
364,468 
453,429 
486,723 
401,816 
194,274 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,253 
858 
864 
541 
1,686 
362 
1,107 
235 
Median size of farm 
acres 
500 
366 
283 
175 
600 
92 
320 
75 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,644,650 
1,112,679 
986,890 
1,068,446 
2,556,929 
860,280 
1,274,033 
585,475 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,312 
1,297 
1,142 
1,976 
1,517 
2,376 
1,151 
2,489 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
82,323 
88,026 
65,182 
104,926 
92,693 
178,836 
78,027 
64,849 
Average per farm 
dollars 
187,097 
166,716 
129,329 
155,676 
344,582 
133,062 
214,950 
78,510 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
16 
15 
8 
24 
20 
88 
9 
46 
1 0 to 49 acres 
32 
50 
48 
109 
19 
403 
23 
283 
50 to 179 acres 
107 
140 
140 
207 
44 
363 
103 
283 
1 80 to 499 acres 
65 
108 
124 
131 
47 
234 
84 
121 
500 to 999 acres 
67 
76 
61 
91 
40 
116 
46 
49 
1 ,000 acres or more 
153 
139 
123 
112 
99 
140 
98 
44 
Total cropland 
farms 
405 
480 
457 
603 
215 
1,127 
293 
663 
acres 
316,949 
321,902 
234,870 
236,242 
363,433 
395,977 
307,674 
117,689 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
282 
313 
312 
502 
181 
1,008 
141 
580 
acres 
220,705 
194,573 
145,316 
215,740 
229,971 
368,022 
171,200 
107,359 
Irrigated land 
farms 
24 
65 
7 
47 
83 
177 
105 
68 
acres 
6,875 
13,179 
452 
4,838 
36,485 
45,424 
100,953 
18,954 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
85,290 
66,827 
56,775 
84,424 
979,844 
148,484 
465,307 
50,257 
Average per farm 
dollars 
193,841 
126,567 
112,650 
125,259 
3,642,542 
110,479 
1,281,838 
60,843 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
56,769 
47,687 
36,671 
59,490 
64,648 
130,187 
96,079 
41,690 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
28,521 
19,141 
20,104 
24,934 
915,196 
18,297 
369,229 
8,567 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
150 
211 
163 
178 
45 
394 
167 
317 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
4 
24 
48 
17 
128 
7 
72 
$5,000 to $9,999 
31 
19 
35 
53 
14 
112 
21 
111 
$10,000 to $24,999 
25 
51 
59 
76 
21 
169 
33 
129 
$25,000 to $49,999 
25 
45 
56 
88 
27 
126 
20 
83 
$50,000 to $99,999 
49 
61 
52 
60 
20 
141 
19 
28 
$100,000 or more 
157 
137 
115 
171 
125 
274 
96 
86 
Government payments 
farms 
375 
458 
423 
519 
206 
784 
281 
337 
$1,000 
3,975 
5,200 
4,283 
3,461 
4,947 
4,973 
4,481 
2,350 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
316 
339 
319 
371 
178 
736 
185 
337 
$1,000 
8,615 
7,379 
5,605 
5,809 
20,790 
9,586 
9,673 
5,710 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
77,688 
58,382 
45,189 
66,942 
973,158 
107,646 
435,166 
39,958 
Average per farm 
dollars 
176,563 
110,573 
89,660 
99,320 
3,617,689 
80,094 
1,198,805 
48,375 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
440 
528 
504 
674 
269 
1,344 
363 
826 
$1,000 
20,192 
21,024 
21,475 
26,753 
32,422 
55,396 
44,295 
18,359 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,891 
39,818 
42,609 
39,692 
120,526 
41,218 
122,024 
22,226 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
212 
248 
243 
315 
173 
619 
162 
325 
Other 
number 
228 
280 
261 
359 
96 
725 
201 
501 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
282 
225 
241 
462 
138 
916 
200 
529 
200 days or more 
number 
157 
152 
164 
311 
70 
617 
139 
344 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
200 
180 
210 
238 
81 
505 
98 
303 
number 
44,803 
32,046 
27,162 
24,578 
223,521 
29,784 
123,422 
11,441 
Beef cows 
farms 
182 
148 
179 
202 
46 
410 
74 
246 
number 
19,048 
9,682 
(D) 
11,094 
(□) 
12,505 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
9 
3 
29 
1 
1 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
138 
(D) 
1,902 
(D) 
(□) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
187 
157 
191 
223 
77 
402 
75 
273 
number 
32,840 
20,063 
17,943 
20,070 
558,833 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
3 
6 
9 
6 
20 
9 
number 
45 
(D) 
(D) 
322 
69,063 
1,990 
- 
51 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
5 
1 
2 
9 
6 
21 
2 
12 
number 
152 
(D) 
(D) 
868 
190,792 
(D) 
(D) 
255 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
3 
10 
16 
5 
41 
2 
15 
number 
104 
(D) 
356 
2,123 
120 
3,034 
(D) 
285 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
7 
15 
21 
43 
11 
102 
18 
58 
number 
145 
199 
444 
1,188 
230 
1,624 
366 
1,480 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
- 
2 
5 
- 
4 
- 
2 
number 
- 
- 
(D) 
222 
- 
540 
- 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
36 
33 
30 
44 
77 
152 
64 
155 
acres 
7,146 
7,735 
3,801 
4,776 
34,315 
37,730 
50,062 
37,779 
bushels 
363,805 
904,119 
165,003 
206,779 
2,398,815 
4,024,155 
8,484,413 
2,997,015 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
26 
9 
7 
28 
33 
44 
17 
3 
acres 
6,438 
401 
1,099 
2,494 
10,626 
2,729 
5,768 
200 
tons 
81,739 
5,327 
5,408 
16,106 
105,028 
17,950 
105,462 
1,760 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
204 
255 
214 
329 
167 
584 
105 
65 
acres 
96,588 
1 1 1 ,488 
75,600 
130,742 
129,420 
198,603 
71,742 
7,532 
bushels 
3,790,680 
3,603,148 
3,063,111 
5,559,139 
4,075,907 
9,126,806 
2,376,825 
313,096 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
204 
255 
214 
329 
167 
584 
105 
65 
acres 
96,588 
1 1 1 ,488 
75,600 
130,742 
129,420 
198,603 
71,742 
7,532 
bushels 
3,790,680 
3,603,148 
3,063,111 
5,559,139 
4,075,907 
9,126,806 
2,376,825 
313,096 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
238 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
