1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLEN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 604 652 Land in farms ..................acres.. 271 137 282 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 449 434 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 499 176 171 Average per acre .........dollars.. 698 414 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 116 39 255 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 534 578 acres.. 182 017 196 885 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 496 526 acres.. 136 687 144 316 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 031 29 112 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 688 44 651 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 691 14 986 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 340 14 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 73 $100,000 or more .................... 78 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 839 20 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 468 31 534 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 315 351 Other ............................... 289 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 324 337 200 days or more ................... 248 236 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 470 number.. 33 670 32 196 Beef cows ..................farms.. 405 414 number.. 14 351 13 347 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 41 number.. 1 330 2 069 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 445 464 number.. 17 848 17 413 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 43 number.. 3 683 4 527 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 46 number.. 5 582 7 253 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 18 number.. 196 445 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 34 number.. 970 614 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 101 acres.. 11 178 8 657 bushels.. 1 083 938 866 181 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 10 acres.. 384 772 tons, green.. 6 522 11 035 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 157 239 acres.. 13 626 18 289 bushels.. 1 157 598 1 424 504 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 221 298 acres.. 24 728 36 190 bushels.. 1 097 447 1 337 186 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 74 acres.. 860 1 227 bushels.. 68 814 65 303 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 294 336 acres.. 61 085 54 204 bushels.. 2 161 200 1 473 427 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 403 406 acres.. 33 722 33 363 tons, dry.. 59 644 60 112 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.