1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOGAN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 326 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 627 972 603 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 926 1 675 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 646 502 478 230 Average per acre .........dollars.. 341 311 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 783 63 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 37 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 54 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 174 Total cropland .................farms.. 288 311 acres.. 361 843 366 199 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 269 292 acres.. 177 903 159 727 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 53 acres.. 16 435 13 379 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 271 27 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 259 76 066 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 811 14 192 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 460 13 192 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 60 $100,000 or more .................... 94 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 596 23 092 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 989 64 146 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 226 254 Other ............................... 100 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 159 200 days or more ................... 80 96 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 192 number.. 33 384 32 693 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 159 number.. (D) 13 012 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 73 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 197 number.. 22 692 21 619 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 13 number.. 885 1 768 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 15 number.. 1 297 3 078 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 12 number.. 74 565 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 59 27 acres.. 21 952 6 070 bushels.. 2 591 497 746 571 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 9 acres.. 589 846 tons, green.. 9 261 11 796 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 91 72 acres.. 14 591 10 300 bushels.. 844 856 714 800 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 259 285 acres.. 131 960 136 231 bushels.. 4 777 797 3 832 956 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 2 425 373 bushels.. 58 312 8 718 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 76 acres.. 3 741 4 941 tons, dry.. 10 981 12 777 @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.