1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANE COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 289 322 Land in farms ..................acres.. 419 423 467 005 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 451 1 450 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 530 342 592 398 Average per acre .........dollars.. 352 371 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 089 78 263 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 59 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 137 165 Total cropland .................farms.. 256 299 acres.. 306 405 342 035 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 243 291 acres.. 140 495 154 979 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 46 acres.. 16 107 14 902 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 201 88 214 Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 222 273 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 432 14 159 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 110 769 74 054 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 59 $100,000 or more .................... 73 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 114 155 79 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 395 002 248 001 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 289 322 $1,000.. 11 370 8 870 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 343 27 545 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 242 Other ............................... 89 80 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 132 129 200 days or more ................... 71 66 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 129 number.. 73 462 59 727 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 79 number.. (D) 5 587 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 144 142 number.. 138 420 114 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 14 number.. 1 591 1 922 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 15 number.. 2 762 2 180 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 111 261 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 15 number.. 70 550 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 33 8 acres.. 5 832 643 bushels.. 808 486 66 966 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 17 acres.. 656 3 690 tons, green.. 9 406 66 540 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 79 176 acres.. 10 852 26 210 bushels.. 795 450 1 400 041 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 233 280 acres.. 116 710 111 527 bushels.. 4 079 548 4 240 788 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 13 acres.. 92 645 bushels.. 6 120 21 405 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 126 174 bushels.. 4 360 5 240 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 75 acres.. 3 052 4 653 tons, dry.. 8 917 8 716 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .