1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 538 592 Land in farms ..................acres.. 364 586 357 067 Average size of farm .......acres.. 678 603 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 830 999 610 475 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 229 1 114 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 334 101 280 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 159 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 172 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 482 531 acres.. 288 216 296 167 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 464 517 acres.. 267 768 251 559 Irrigated land .................farms.. 378 429 acres.. 182 032 174 193 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 170 597 126 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 096 214 096 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 74 755 53 016 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 95 843 73 729 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 105 $100,000 or more .................... 292 252 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 139 665 98 094 Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 639 165 420 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 408 464 Other ............................... 130 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 221 200 days or more ................... 110 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 237 239 number.. 76 937 50 374 Beef cows ..................farms.. 198 199 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 243 number.. 103 265 63 164 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 90 number.. 122 610 150 387 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 93 number.. 194 427 252 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 39 number.. 6 601 7 493 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 13 number.. 269 736 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 175 642 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 388 412 acres.. 164 837 138 109 bushels.. 23 196 302 20 077 130 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 15 acres.. 5 651 4 361 tons, green.. 123 436 97 384 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 180 340 acres.. 25 284 50 393 bushels.. 2 045 228 4 067 585 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 226 acres.. 6 107 14 587 bushels.. 210 377 459 085 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 20 acres.. 266 633 bushels.. 25 472 40 008 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 327 358 acres.. 55 606 33 745 bushels.. 2 645 303 1 178 546 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 195 217 acres.. 11 734 13 642 tons, dry.. 31 954 35 622 @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.