1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LYON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 855 842 Land in farms ..................acres.. 495 789 485 656 Average size of farm .......acres.. 580 577 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 053 252 516 Average per acre .........dollars.. 573 427 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 076 47 181 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 263 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 142 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 134 Total cropland .................farms.. 772 746 acres.. 256 769 265 897 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 682 682 acres.. 175 686 176 215 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 424 62 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 555 74 712 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 872 17 086 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 552 45 821 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 87 $100,000 or more .................... 115 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 296 51 555 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 995 61 157 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 455 Other ............................... 435 387 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 506 470 200 days or more ................... 363 334 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 491 496 number.. 73 446 65 303 Beef cows ..................farms.. 380 387 number.. 15 213 15 431 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 412 721 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 492 505 number.. 86 454 63 817 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 31 84 number.. 6 385 10 601 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 85 number.. 9 789 19 305 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 32 number.. 657 1 326 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 43 number.. 511 58 866 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 186 180 acres.. 17 755 13 747 bushels.. 1 843 981 1 373 286 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 49 acres.. 3 277 4 404 tons, green.. 51 742 66 977 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 254 390 acres.. 20 035 36 066 bushels.. 1 618 381 2 753 110 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 271 360 acres.. 20 219 28 329 bushels.. 843 997 1 010 958 Oats for grain................farms.. 44 64 acres.. 546 1 147 bushels.. 31 880 50 360 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 440 455 acres.. 59 872 43 000 bushels.. 2 101 273 1 338 973 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 515 522 acres.. 61 327 56 797 tons, dry.. 85 020 88 099 @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.