1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHASE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 374 368 Land in farms ..................acres.. 556 674 521 389 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 488 1 417 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 048 371 752 305 Average per acre .........dollars.. 756 515 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 817 105 019 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 175 167 Total cropland .................farms.. 349 329 acres.. 317 014 319 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 309 acres.. 243 666 205 219 Irrigated land .................farms.. 238 239 acres.. 167 575 158 256 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 194 77 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 593 209 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 523 44 055 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 671 33 176 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 57 $100,000 or more .................... 203 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 709 68 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 755 187 414 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 263 276 Other ............................... 111 92 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 118 200 days or more ................... 84 68 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 182 number.. 59 793 57 118 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 147 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 181 number.. 48 275 46 951 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 33 number.. 5 672 11 822 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 36 number.. 9 048 17 510 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 640 988 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) 189 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 231 228 acres.. 148 673 122 613 bushels.. 22 395 513 15 706 156 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 27 acres.. 2 884 2 964 tons, green.. 57 071 48 143 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 16 acres.. 1 628 1 122 bushels.. 163 976 62 417 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 239 214 acres.. 58 386 46 586 bushels.. 2 328 439 1 098 967 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 735 725 bushels.. 32 395 23 425 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 102 98 acres.. 6 914 8 138 tons, dry.. 22 340 23 274 @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.