1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BURT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 580 588 Land in farms ..................acres.. 292 450 270 005 Average size of farm .......acres.. 504 459 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 645 987 474 159 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 371 1 050 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 831 69 403 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 137 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 531 532 acres.. 263 978 245 606 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 489 511 acres.. 235 884 209 619 Irrigated land .................farms.. 123 131 acres.. 37 745 34 348 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 520 94 915 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 000 161 420 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 478 41 993 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 042 52 922 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 119 $100,000 or more .................... 256 227 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 315 72 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 713 122 985 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 457 Other ............................... 169 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 203 200 days or more ................... 144 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 214 number.. 34 268 33 080 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 145 number.. 5 741 6 525 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 392 654 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 212 215 number.. 46 163 43 430 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 150 number.. 59 292 69 038 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 93 167 number.. 146 244 169 068 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 24 number.. 1 555 1 250 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. 546 1 641 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 427 459 acres.. 115 996 106 613 bushels.. 13 902 963 14 175 210 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 28 acres.. 707 1 493 tons, green.. 13 312 22 592 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 6 acres.. 74 238 bushels.. 6 424 20 016 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 22 acres.. 43 1 072 bushels.. 1 380 37 934 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 53 acres.. 431 1 217 bushels.. 21 420 74 583 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 429 441 acres.. 113 452 91 894 bushels.. 4 357 515 3 832 451 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 230 acres.. 6 854 11 323 tons, dry.. 23 183 42 881 @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.