1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMING COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 995 1 079 Land in farms ..................acres.. 359 603 345 739 Average size of farm .......acres.. 361 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 548 579 347 514 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 571 1 101 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 325 66 820 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 98 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 231 180 to 499 acres .................... 347 430 500 to 999 acres .................... 172 161 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 875 931 acres.. 313 000 295 877 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 841 909 acres.. 289 396 261 363 Irrigated land .................farms.. 143 120 acres.. 31 618 26 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 506 954 434 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 509 501 402 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 607 40 198 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 447 347 394 498 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 185 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 167 198 $100,000 or more .................... 436 422 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 415 685 353 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 194 327 553 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 740 825 Other ............................... 255 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 395 404 200 days or more ................... 229 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 520 564 number.. 222 560 216 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 318 number.. 12 455 20 007 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 46 number.. 1 207 2 360 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 541 583 number.. 521 418 409 723 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 324 454 number.. 210 346 241 988 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 339 483 number.. 434 651 547 023 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 30 number.. 1 317 2 585 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 250 1 147 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 755 850 acres.. 143 958 141 157 bushels.. 16 636 737 17 947 744 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 102 79 acres.. 7 082 5 114 tons, green.. 113 211 79 138 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 11 acres.. 539 537 bushels.. 45 988 49 387 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 9 acres.. 0 306 bushels.. 0 10 958 Oats for grain................farms.. 63 149 acres.. 1 197 2 873 bushels.. 75 949 215 307 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 709 760 acres.. 114 655 86 169 bushels.. 4 309 924 3 615 845 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 502 616 acres.. 27 194 29 779 tons, dry.. 92 184 119 882 @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.