1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 081 1 097 Land in farms ..................acres.. 621 227 587 595 Average size of farm .......acres.. 575 536 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 534 528 399 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 941 773 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 008 70 748 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 235 180 to 499 acres .................... 251 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 234 226 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 169 Total cropland .................farms.. 951 934 acres.. 380 134 381 367 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 883 883 acres.. 303 485 280 579 Irrigated land .................farms.. 602 681 acres.. 207 784 208 166 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 158 551 148 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 671 135 617 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 963 59 861 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 588 88 912 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 138 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 197 $100,000 or more .................... 392 328 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 620 121 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 555 110 922 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 734 772 Other ............................... 347 325 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 486 457 200 days or more ................... 299 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 673 658 number.. 115 713 105 774 Beef cows ..................farms.. 567 547 number.. 37 855 35 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 30 number.. 874 897 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 698 676 number.. 110 371 101 615 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 184 number.. 25 277 45 953 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 195 number.. 45 977 87 414 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 54 number.. 9 464 13 074 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 24 number.. (D) 622 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 160 270 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 646 682 acres.. 207 583 182 666 bushels.. 28 262 955 25 912 019 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 102 88 acres.. 3 009 2 575 tons, green.. 41 314 37 467 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 45 142 acres.. 3 571 10 840 bushels.. 198 806 758 497 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 274 acres.. 7 185 12 691 bushels.. 239 063 446 362 Oats for grain................farms.. 25 53 acres.. 599 970 bushels.. 33 284 50 890 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 377 432 acres.. 41 589 35 017 bushels.. 1 742 412 1 422 809 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 645 607 acres.. 45 932 40 132 tons, dry.. 131 897 111 276 @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.