Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Labette 
Lane 
Leavenworth 
Lincoln 
Linn 
Logan 
Lyon 
McPherson 
Farms 
number 
977 
315 
1,133 
431 
913 
325 
946 
1,147 
Land in farms 
acres 
370,531 
452,332 
184,471 
397,172 
354,658 
566,439 
534,673 
571,577 
Average size of farm 
acres 
379 
1,436 
163 
922 
388 
1,743 
565 
498 
Median size of farm 
acres 
133 
633 
70 
309 
135 
640 
152 
221 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
563,481 
1,846,320 
526,699 
1,377,180 
683,687 
2,057,325 
881,912 
1,124,564 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,486 
1,286 
3,235 
1,494 
1,760 
1,180 
1,560 
2,257 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
92,213 
64,404 
71,777 
71,647 
68,922 
64,201 
102,167 
196,798 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,384 
204,458 
63,352 
166,234 
75,490 
197,541 
107,999 
171,577 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
14 
10 
50 
14 
6 
6 
31 
34 
1 0 to 49 acres 
183 
17 
415 
45 
166 
11 
174 
198 
50 to 179 acres 
397 
63 
434 
111 
379 
59 
292 
276 
1 80 to 499 acres 
214 
60 
159 
82 
214 
68 
198 
296 
500 to 999 acres 
61 
31 
51 
61 
81 
52 
100 
180 
1 ,000 acres or more 
108 
134 
24 
118 
67 
129 
151 
163 
Total cropland 
farms 
721 
290 
910 
401 
720 
287 
783 
1,025 
acres 
196,661 
336,970 
102,477 
204,683 
167,831 
329,378 
228,383 
409,127 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
664 
186 
830 
307 
590 
222 
637 
941 
acres 
177,167 
157,614 
88,930 
172,141 
145,937 
202,333 
199,630 
382,923 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
40 
32 
7 
10 
44 
28 
177 
acres 
567 
18,734 
310 
1,361 
29 
11,142 
403 
42,266 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
122,778 
216,828 
36,367 
63,510 
39,483 
78,829 
111,370 
208,482 
Average per farm 
dollars 
125,668 
688,341 
32,098 
147,355 
43,245 
242,551 
117,727 
181,763 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
50,948 
31,124 
25,214 
43,230 
24,767 
58,541 
35,233 
128,177 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
71,830 
185,703 
11,152 
20,280 
14,716 
20,288 
76,137 
80,305 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
211 
119 
419 
124 
312 
76 
308 
238 
$2,500 to $4,999 
107 
6 
123 
15 
109 
5 
84 
54 
$5,000 to $9,999 
134 
20 
187 
9 
109 
14 
88 
93 
$10,000 to $24,999 
182 
29 
180 
36 
132 
27 
131 
120 
$25,000 to $49,999 
123 
13 
110 
58 
94 
26 
102 
117 
$50,000 to $99,999 
76 
31 
47 
52 
83 
43 
71 
154 
$100,000 or more 
144 
97 
67 
137 
74 
134 
162 
371 
Government payments 
farms 
502 
288 
329 
379 
496 
271 
638 
890 
$1,000 
2,247 
5,512 
1,452 
3,280 
2,608 
4,297 
3,429 
8,021 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
417 
218 
354 
283 
354 
193 
480 
717 
$1,000 
11,401 
10,310 
3,525 
5,729 
8,310 
7,228 
10,578 
16,300 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
118,128 
202,367 
37,646 
56,073 
50,947 
68,674 
122,161 
168,187 
Average per farm 
dollars 
120,909 
642,433 
33,227 
130,099 
55,801 
211,306 
129,134 
146,632 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
977 
315 
1,133 
431 
913 
325 
946 
1,147 
$1,000 
18,297 
30,283 
3,697 
16,447 
-546 
21,679 
3,216 
64,616 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,728 
96,136 
3,263 
38,160 
-598 
66,705 
3,399 
56,335 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
455 
152 
401 
271 
351 
158 
449 
627 
Other 
number 
522 
163 
732 
160 
562 
167 
497 
520 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
708 
141 
819 
230 
638 
182 
628 
799 
200 days or more 
number 
431 
93 
562 
158 
427 
111 
432 
520 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
711 
70 
590 
197 
463 
116 
406 
404 
number 
77,845 
69,279 
21,185 
31,692 
41,180 
24,412 
60,545 
39,083 
Beef cows 
farms 
608 
45 
528 
175 
415 
108 
325 
328 
number 
28,917 
4,696 
1 1 ,773 
(D) 
17,037 
12,307 
14,917 
12,858 
Milk cows 
farms 
41 
- 
28 
1 
11 
- 
6 
15 
number 
578 
- 
710 
(D) 
204 
- 
12 
830 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
600 
57 
495 
177 
392 
106 
376 
345 
number 
58,731 
120,153 
10,170 
19,409 
15,813 
20,454 
67,248 
49,060 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
29 
2 
28 
2 
23 
1 
10 
20 
number 
761 
(D) 
1,516 
(□) 
206 
(D) 
(D) 
16,939 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
2 
29 
3 
17 
9 
20 
number 
2,964 
(D) 
2,003 
36 
833 
- 
(D) 
96,980 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
25 
4 
20 
10 
6 
8 
19 
31 
number 
992 
28 
888 
381 
174 
777 
256 
2,448 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
93 
2 
134 
33 
47 
4 
60 
70 
number 
1,944 
(D) 
3,299 
594 
1,314 
78 
1,440 
2,315 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
7 
8 
3 
8 
1 
5 
10 
number 
304 
- 
531 
(D) 
490 
(D) 
330 
2,512 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
161 
31 
135 
23 
99 
88 
150 
217 
acres 
42,635 
1 1 ,024 
15,751 
2,094 
21,805 
58,078 
25,472 
39,661 
bushels 
1,904,660 
640,328 
895,363 
98,457 
803,556 
2,388,433 
764,437 
3,964,928 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
13 
17 
26 
22 
8 
10 
46 
45 
acres 
1,650 
2,794 
1,239 
3,048 
2,251 
2,385 
6,407 
3,673 
tons 
11,396 
49,896 
11,210 
23,830 
10,624 
16,632 
47,438 
29,766 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
231 
165 
71 
239 
108 
192 
189 
712 
acres 
57,301 
112,795 
4,379 
88,446 
12,632 
112,086 
25,113 
229,152 
bushels 
2,804,525 
2,815,254 
1 66,565 
3,578,872 
610,011 
4,597,799 
1,111,032 
10,871,256 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
231 
165 
71 
239 
108 
192 
189 
712 
acres 
57,301 
112,795 
4,379 
88,446 
12,632 
112,086 
25,113 
229,152 
bushels 
2,804,525 
2,815,254 
166,565 
3,578,872 
610,011 
4,597,799 
1,111,032 
10,871,256 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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234 Kansas 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
