1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINN COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 711 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 273 841 273 211 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 397 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 921 157 301 Average per acre .........dollars.. 493 407 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 366 30 923 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 620 611 acres.. 165 675 156 403 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 554 551 acres.. 101 362 93 665 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 91 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 785 21 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 860 31 545 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 658 8 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 127 13 691 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 45 $100,000 or more .................... 62 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 570 17 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 564 24 861 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 710 691 $1,000.. 3 815 3 982 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 373 5 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 392 341 Other ............................... 319 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 369 200 days or more ................... 249 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 530 483 number.. 34 741 35 037 Beef cows ..................farms.. 466 403 number.. 15 820 14 000 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 29 number.. 1 224 763 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 520 472 number.. 20 948 22 610 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 45 number.. 12 863 15 530 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 48 number.. 29 762 26 842 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 12 number.. 134 224 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 47 number.. 1 141 1 506 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 88 92 acres.. 9 690 6 544 bushels.. 931 292 485 739 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 4 acres.. 80 132 tons, green.. 900 1 686 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 165 241 acres.. 11 664 16 867 bushels.. 942 781 1 144 733 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 194 73 acres.. 14 932 2 608 bushels.. 558 232 70 864 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 61 acres.. 1 433 1 225 bushels.. 72 305 44 681 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 239 297 acres.. 33 291 40 829 bushels.. 1 103 888 1 208 979 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 454 438 acres.. 33 584 27 364 tons, dry.. 54 250 46 141 @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. .