1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLFAX COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 604 694 Land in farms ..................acres.. 230 403 228 988 Average size of farm .......acres.. 381 330 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 892 330 620 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 417 1 026 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 504 64 446 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 532 608 acres.. 202 627 203 808 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 504 584 acres.. 184 181 177 389 Irrigated land .................farms.. 170 159 acres.. 52 242 41 032 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 178 632 177 498 Average per farm .........dollars.. 295 749 255 761 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 782 31 608 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 133 851 145 890 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 110 $100,000 or more .................... 234 229 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 147 481 151 899 Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 580 219 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 418 496 Other ............................... 186 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 270 200 days or more ................... 167 169 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 332 364 number.. 88 327 82 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 217 232 number.. 8 482 6 537 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 16 number.. 515 719 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 362 number.. 130 639 140 357 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 196 271 number.. 91 553 125 198 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 201 283 number.. 251 787 230 703 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 33 number.. 681 1 383 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 9 number.. 10 005 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 440 519 acres.. 97 590 97 518 bushels.. 12 362 560 12 534 619 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 69 42 acres.. 5 630 3 350 tons, green.. 98 311 45 398 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 47 acres.. 869 2 447 bushels.. 55 864 198 747 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 45 acres.. 641 1 422 bushels.. 18 830 37 523 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 122 acres.. 1 660 2 913 bushels.. 111 051 213 612 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 394 465 acres.. 62 634 57 354 bushels.. 2 441 228 2 222 016 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 323 371 acres.. 19 104 16 399 tons, dry.. 57 991 56 127 @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.