1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHERRY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 672 676 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 881 831 3 887 635 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 777 5 751 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 153 465 1 060 035 Average per acre .........dollars.. 200 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 013 58 925 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 444 439 Total cropland .................farms.. 499 495 acres.. 395 141 407 033 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 455 452 acres.. 358 232 348 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 103 99 acres.. 43 729 31 498 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 280 101 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 226 149 753 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 762 3 743 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 518 97 491 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 134 89 $100,000 or more .................... 243 279 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 138 75 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 101 112 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 536 575 Other ............................... 136 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 229 213 200 days or more ................... 114 109 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 586 604 number.. 324 871 317 731 Beef cows ..................farms.. 544 573 number.. 167 527 169 536 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 52 number.. 170 585 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 590 609 number.. 178 094 166 431 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 38 number.. 905 4 169 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 39 number.. 897 11 713 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 5 number.. 300 282 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 33 number.. 531 949 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 42 acres.. 13 236 10 324 bushels.. 1 940 842 903 072 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 24 acres.. 2 034 2 827 tons, green.. 22 941 38 780 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 493 bushels.. (D) 23 148 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 4 acres.. 3 394 (D) bushels.. 104 650 83 050 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 754 748 bushels.. 34 910 37 275 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 225 (D) bushels.. 7 985 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 441 442 acres.. 341 452 331 960 tons, dry.. 474 422 363 544 @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.