1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 623 657 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 322 335 465 Average size of farm .......acres.. 553 511 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 702 364 520 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 283 985 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 974 88 578 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 168 184 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 567 605 acres.. 288 204 290 442 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 584 acres.. 261 899 238 108 Irrigated land .................farms.. 429 471 acres.. 184 654 164 399 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 159 384 153 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 834 233 739 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 578 56 441 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 806 97 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 124 $100,000 or more .................... 302 261 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 131 803 128 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 222 196 105 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 500 Other ............................... 159 157 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 254 200 days or more ................... 154 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 272 293 number.. 73 211 75 026 Beef cows ..................farms.. 236 253 number.. (D) 9 335 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 57 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 294 number.. 104 247 114 676 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 72 number.. 13 685 18 807 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 78 number.. 23 104 34 768 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 27 number.. 678 1 608 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 2 121 698 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 465 461 acres.. 189 824 146 367 bushels.. 26 503 519 22 133 630 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 16 acres.. 451 1 053 tons, green.. 8 040 24 101 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 144 291 acres.. 12 206 30 060 bushels.. 926 186 2 778 377 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 190 350 acres.. 13 573 26 896 bushels.. 432 277 922 208 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 31 acres.. 340 702 bushels.. 17 801 43 257 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 313 360 acres.. 36 145 24 578 bushels.. 1 607 849 1 009 894 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 227 238 acres.. 9 430 10 261 tons, dry.. 26 130 24 987 @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.