1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LYON COUNTY, KANSAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 842 872 Land in farms ..................acres.. 485 656 469 908 Average size of farm .......acres.. 577 539 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 516 177 635 Average per acre .........dollars.. 427 320 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 181 28 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 249 500 to 999 acres .................... 142 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 746 761 acres.. 265 897 248 896 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 682 709 acres.. 176 215 153 982 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 908 58 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 712 66 718 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 086 11 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 821 46 201 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 82 $100,000 or more .................... 115 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 555 50 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 157 57 568 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 843 872 $1,000.. 12 084 6 115 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 335 7 013 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 455 460 Other ............................... 387 412 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 470 504 200 days or more ................... 334 354 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 535 number.. 65 303 75 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 387 398 number.. 15 431 18 555 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 36 number.. 721 588 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 505 554 number.. 63 817 79 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 106 number.. 10 601 11 099 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 107 number.. 19 305 18 004 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 29 number.. 1 326 857 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 55 number.. 58 866 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 180 180 acres.. 13 747 11 007 bushels.. 1 373 286 805 657 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 55 acres.. 4 404 3 783 tons, green.. 66 977 49 028 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 390 459 acres.. 36 066 35 421 bushels.. 2 753 110 2 360 796 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 360 274 acres.. 28 329 17 825 bushels.. 1 010 958 498 181 Oats for grain................farms.. 64 47 acres.. 1 147 1 332 bushels.. 50 360 43 923 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 455 492 acres.. 43 000 43 599 bushels.. 1 338 973 1 340 498 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 522 492 acres.. 56 797 44 903 tons, dry.. 88 099 59 188 @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. .