1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 803 891 Land in farms ..................acres.. 492 076 489 384 Average size of farm .......acres.. 613 549 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 499 879 390 349 Average per acre .........dollars.. 842 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 617 67 435 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 168 212 1,000 acres or more ................. 163 138 Total cropland .................farms.. 707 786 acres.. 377 502 367 527 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 657 734 acres.. 313 101 284 044 Irrigated land .................farms.. 439 477 acres.. 184 208 162 014 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 156 180 121 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 496 136 552 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 866 44 916 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 79 314 76 752 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 163 $100,000 or more .................... 360 337 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 113 021 97 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 924 109 767 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 608 733 Other ............................... 195 158 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 293 200 days or more ................... 161 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 488 570 number.. 85 154 83 535 Beef cows ..................farms.. 341 368 number.. 21 743 21 319 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 73 number.. 4 228 4 776 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 496 586 number.. 82 056 73 014 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 133 280 number.. 90 151 90 708 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 136 291 number.. 162 142 188 932 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 21 number.. 1 112 1 203 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 561 662 acres.. 181 479 185 922 bushels.. 22 261 558 22 043 654 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 93 130 acres.. 3 955 5 311 tons, green.. 54 027 71 604 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 459 491 bushels.. 33 320 31 882 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 11 acres.. (D) 581 bushels.. (D) 13 175 Oats for grain................farms.. 60 135 acres.. 2 197 3 839 bushels.. 142 251 223 786 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 487 414 acres.. 92 322 43 666 bushels.. 3 930 025 1 503 535 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 394 484 acres.. 30 210 36 768 tons, dry.. 69 686 95 226 @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.