1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHEYENNE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 645 668 Land in farms ..................acres.. 779 431 772 453 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 208 1 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 541 197 345 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 434 343 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 212 70 479 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 20 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 128 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 277 282 Total cropland .................farms.. 609 620 acres.. 558 737 570 726 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 567 588 acres.. 295 685 248 961 Irrigated land .................farms.. 166 171 acres.. 48 120 44 654 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 111 325 98 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 597 147 655 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 920 23 567 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 405 75 067 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 124 $100,000 or more .................... 150 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 931 90 925 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 280 136 320 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 475 502 Other ............................... 170 166 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 261 266 200 days or more ................... 133 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 254 number.. 68 536 57 135 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 192 number.. (D) 12 557 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 93 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 259 number.. 96 074 89 548 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 26 number.. 8 616 8 710 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 31 number.. 23 606 28 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 17 number.. 710 683 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 109 acres.. 16 219 16 506 bushels.. 2 147 936 2 021 034 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 55 acres.. 2 004 3 399 tons, green.. 34 865 61 988 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 8 acres.. 594 630 bushels.. 39 172 43 368 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 540 534 acres.. 213 524 174 861 bushels.. 7 025 623 4 295 085 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 31 acres.. 1 093 1 850 bushels.. 49 250 125 503 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 167 175 acres.. 15 225 12 922 tons, dry.. 35 620 30 271 @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.