1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 804 805 Land in farms ..................acres.. 353 539 335 849 Average size of farm .......acres.. 440 417 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 475 981 402 204 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 178 968 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 179 67 128 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 206 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 259 500 to 999 acres .................... 176 184 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 745 734 acres.. 307 444 293 645 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 682 705 acres.. 273 271 247 309 Irrigated land .................farms.. 293 270 acres.. 94 722 82 362 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 471 87 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 451 108 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 417 49 264 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 054 37 820 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 146 $100,000 or more .................... 277 232 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 352 63 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 120 78 659 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 552 587 Other ............................... 252 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 328 200 days or more ................... 215 195 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 425 number.. 39 931 34 057 Beef cows ..................farms.. 356 356 number.. 12 102 11 087 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 14 number.. 627 428 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 423 429 number.. 32 521 34 147 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 167 number.. 27 042 48 003 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 97 179 number.. 67 757 120 178 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 48 number.. 1 256 2 027 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 591 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 569 551 acres.. 157 102 129 189 bushels.. 18 935 610 17 138 554 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 32 acres.. 1 919 1 193 tons, green.. 28 515 21 251 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 138 368 acres.. 11 309 45 272 bushels.. 843 809 3 779 007 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 145 acres.. 2 017 4 784 bushels.. 57 193 129 429 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 72 acres.. 321 1 144 bushels.. 19 507 75 583 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 534 538 acres.. 90 394 54 607 bushels.. 3 588 520 2 102 981 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 361 413 acres.. 15 327 14 314 tons, dry.. 41 765 43 483 @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.