1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 694 721 Land in farms ..................acres.. 300 586 296 016 Average size of farm .......acres.. 433 411 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 663 430 516 876 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 576 1 233 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 966 59 179 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 160 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 628 648 acres.. 254 950 257 741 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 578 611 acres.. 231 715 225 912 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 17 acres.. (D) 2 381 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 160 64 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 772 88 946 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 289 44 587 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 870 19 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 77 $100,000 or more .................... 213 197 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 681 43 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 617 60 871 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 458 Other ............................... 259 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 314 319 200 days or more ................... 211 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 347 355 number.. 17 928 21 643 Beef cows ..................farms.. 283 300 number.. 6 596 7 400 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 731 962 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 342 number.. 10 529 18 518 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 120 number.. 15 366 26 291 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 128 number.. 35 228 50 581 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 34 number.. 523 862 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 27 number.. 668 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 2 208 3 455 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 457 438 acres.. 104 551 91 047 bushels.. 12 295 734 12 362 937 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 29 acres.. 1 576 724 tons, green.. 24 217 8 564 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 41 113 acres.. 3 693 17 015 bushels.. 282 179 1 587 490 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 85 164 acres.. 3 824 8 544 bushels.. 146 681 268 439 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 45 acres.. 410 781 bushels.. 29 115 59 902 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 473 485 acres.. 107 961 99 003 bushels.. 4 180 900 4 167 652 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 360 acres.. 10 283 10 874 tons, dry.. 35 256 36 487 @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.