1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 757 711 Land in farms ..................acres.. 278 086 273 841 Average size of farm .......acres.. 367 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 253 192 921 Average per acre .........dollars.. 669 493 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 360 30 366 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 648 620 acres.. 156 596 165 675 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 529 554 acres.. 100 160 101 362 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 5 91 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 012 24 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 646 34 860 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 081 9 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 931 15 127 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 120 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 45 $100,000 or more .................... 67 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 372 19 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 270 27 564 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 345 392 Other ............................... 412 319 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 429 356 200 days or more ................... 303 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 502 530 number.. 39 461 34 741 Beef cows ..................farms.. 431 466 number.. 15 786 15 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 30 number.. 757 1 224 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 493 520 number.. 27 245 20 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 40 number.. 13 337 12 863 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 47 number.. 20 985 29 762 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 76 134 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 31 number.. 602 1 141 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 72 88 acres.. 8 668 9 690 bushels.. 896 800 931 292 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 3 acres.. 185 80 tons, green.. 2 160 900 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 85 165 acres.. 5 658 11 664 bushels.. 469 162 942 781 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 194 acres.. 8 154 14 932 bushels.. 355 097 558 232 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 56 acres.. 734 1 433 bushels.. 32 008 72 305 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 205 239 acres.. 48 387 33 291 bushels.. 1 611 780 1 103 888 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 443 454 acres.. 32 722 33 584 tons, dry.. 57 640 54 250 @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.