1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DEUEL COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 251 244 Land in farms ..................acres.. 281 509 265 048 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 122 1 086 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 538 214 393 707 Average per acre .........dollars.. 497 401 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 500 74 791 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 237 232 acres.. 230 650 216 167 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 219 207 acres.. 125 621 90 898 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 51 acres.. 16 179 16 423 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 073 12 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 956 51 871 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 570 8 332 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 503 4 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 40 $100,000 or more .................... 61 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 725 12 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 632 50 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 166 167 Other ............................... 85 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 112 120 200 days or more ................... 54 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 60 74 number.. 11 813 9 704 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 64 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 78 number.. 9 483 7 358 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 7 number.. 2 026 2 656 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 9 number.. 2 534 1 452 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 8 number.. 271 356 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 105 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 56 acres.. 15 252 13 173 bushels.. 1 873 584 1 416 759 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 407 tons, green.. 2 602 7 377 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 208 185 acres.. 89 702 63 829 bushels.. 2 565 061 1 319 542 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 24 acres.. 395 2 159 bushels.. 18 808 126 602 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 49 acres.. 4 357 2 438 tons, dry.. 8 851 5 831 @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.