1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LABETTE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 901 913 Land in farms ..................acres.. 331 489 346 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 368 380 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 214 175 295 Average per acre .........dollars.. 628 443 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 210 44 019 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 320 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 749 785 acres.. 212 153 230 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 664 699 acres.. 156 239 151 728 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 10 acres.. (D) 1 156 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 555 64 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 989 70 821 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 741 16 479 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 814 48 180 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 115 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 172 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 239 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 93 $100,000 or more .................... 98 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 887 53 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 875 58 733 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 415 456 Other ............................... 486 457 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 515 528 200 days or more ................... 397 369 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 698 706 number.. 64 532 55 602 Beef cows ..................farms.. 626 605 number.. 22 668 19 916 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 31 number.. 709 1 257 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 689 685 number.. 57 927 75 744 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 68 number.. 983 12 257 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 67 number.. 1 487 22 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 24 number.. 823 849 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 29 number.. 454 645 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 41 70 acres.. 2 347 3 843 bushels.. 252 676 368 535 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 12 acres.. 525 395 tons, green.. 8 395 5 075 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 263 263 acres.. 31 729 22 583 bushels.. 2 569 272 2 090 812 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 299 413 acres.. 47 799 62 199 bushels.. 2 317 780 2 382 395 Oats for grain................farms.. 115 190 acres.. 3 231 5 480 bushels.. 198 093 301 725 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 298 328 acres.. 48 595 41 456 bushels.. 1 311 294 975 301 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 518 531 acres.. 32 841 31 125 tons, dry.. 57 710 52 721 @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.