1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LANE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 287 289 Land in farms ..................acres.. 435 349 419 423 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 517 1 451 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 595 107 530 342 Average per acre .........dollars.. 410 352 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 264 77 089 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 141 137 Total cropland .................farms.. 265 256 acres.. 320 791 306 405 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 235 243 acres.. 162 039 140 495 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 45 acres.. 14 326 16 107 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 134 362 125 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 159 433 222 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 821 14 432 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 112 541 110 769 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 54 $100,000 or more .................... 104 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 112 514 114 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 392 036 395 002 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 200 Other ............................... 93 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 132 200 days or more ................... 79 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 130 137 number.. 86 511 73 462 Beef cows ..................farms.. 90 89 number.. 7 001 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 142 144 number.. 147 327 138 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 13 number.. 370 1 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 14 number.. 628 2 762 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 111 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. 45 70 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 49 33 acres.. 10 076 5 832 bushels.. 1 276 223 808 486 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 8 acres.. 1 893 656 tons, green.. 37 088 9 406 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 105 79 acres.. 20 570 10 852 bushels.. 1 465 573 795 450 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 221 233 acres.. 125 269 116 710 bushels.. 5 213 428 4 079 548 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 92 bushels.. (D) 6 120 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 541 126 bushels.. 23 943 4 360 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 65 acres.. 2 557 3 052 tons, dry.. 5 863 8 917 @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.