1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 51 454 52 923 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 525 414 44 393 129 Average size of farm .......acres.. 885 839 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 567 468 429 188 Average per acre .........dollars.. 645 514 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 535 69 120 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 591 3 698 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 733 4 302 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 764 9 408 180 to 499 acres .................... 12 648 14 003 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 338 10 966 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 380 10 546 Total cropland .................farms.. 45 191 46 348 acres.. 22 092 954 22 402 132 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 41 652 43 879 acres.. 17 551 212 16 146 818 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 804 19 328 acres.. 6 939 036 6 311 633 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 831 519 8 209 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 074 155 125 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 798 462 2 651 484 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 033 057 5 558 208 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 5 658 3 966 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 394 2 664 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 497 4 021 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 733 8 445 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 962 8 362 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 005 9 274 $100,000 or more .................... 18 205 16 191 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 596 196 6 711 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 628 126 824 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 35 742 39 123 Other ............................... 15 712 13 800 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 22 073 20 920 200 days or more ................... 13 129 11 927 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 29 298 30 421 number.. 6 732 637 5 952 880 Beef cows ..................farms.. 23 881 24 270 number.. 1 966 105 1 857 347 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 352 2 122 number.. 68 216 83 295 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 29 505 30 696 number.. 7 143 061 6 238 779 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 017 10 826 number.. 3 452 386 4 187 389 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 296 11 559 number.. 7 602 587 8 405 466 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 615 2 185 number.. 98 773 151 777 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 506 1 993 number.. 10 469 041 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 225 289 number.. 725 964 1 887 881 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 149 29 679 acres.. 8 279 499 7 235 528 bushels.. 1 055 193 186 930 758 282 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 058 3 950 acres.. 209 587 195 029 tons, green.. 3 282 555 2 960 555 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 965 10 513 acres.. 720 276 1 412 747 bushels.. 56 264 473 122 513 083 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 826 12 671 acres.. 1 772 069 1 800 432 bushels.. 61 578 806 53 512 448 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 612 5 234 acres.. 86 955 176 148 bushels.. 5 113 274 11 341 781 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 072 20 687 acres.. 3 346 701 2 274 494 bushels.. 131 017 170 88 842 343 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 215 27 433 acres.. 2 932 880 2 895 217 tons, dry.. 6 118 280 6 068 201 @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.