1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 454 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 427 554 482 434 Average size of farm .......acres.. 942 944 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 480 933 375 907 Average per acre .........dollars.. 514 411 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 234 56 666 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 148 165 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 479 acres.. 248 298 288 360 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 384 457 acres.. 168 914 165 751 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 736 383 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 411 32 169 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 796 62 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 338 13 019 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 073 19 149 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 87 $100,000 or more .................... 110 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 637 25 486 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 064 49 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 400 Other ............................... 136 111 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 181 200 days or more ................... 123 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 340 number.. 35 683 49 859 Beef cows ..................farms.. 248 317 number.. 17 630 21 721 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 20 number.. 197 619 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 276 345 number.. 20 931 30 309 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 33 number.. 904 5 543 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 37 number.. 2 607 11 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 19 number.. 675 4 172 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. (D) 688 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 3 acres.. 1 367 75 bushels.. 122 076 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 10 acres.. 343 264 tons, green.. 3 643 3 060 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 271 272 acres.. 34 977 24 601 bushels.. 2 685 190 1 680 371 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 350 411 acres.. 100 765 111 302 bushels.. 5 072 168 3 208 833 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 64 acres.. 1 884 2 054 bushels.. 98 631 87 418 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 19 acres.. 1 875 1 130 bushels.. 62 580 42 436 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 274 336 acres.. 26 970 27 046 tons, dry.. 69 135 70 607 @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.