1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 368 388 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 765 96 093 Average size of farm .......acres.. 306 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 675 778 437 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 261 1 663 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 618 65 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 62 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 303 336 acres.. 91 673 86 141 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 282 309 acres.. 85 634 77 762 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 62 acres.. 15 530 13 108 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 144 37 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 956 95 580 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 879 17 852 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 265 19 233 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 40 $100,000 or more .................... 88 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 369 28 307 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 242 72 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 189 196 Other ............................... 179 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 206 200 days or more ................... 154 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 94 104 number.. 18 318 11 972 Beef cows ..................farms.. 69 66 number.. 4 977 1 766 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 392 284 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 89 99 number.. 26 104 18 116 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 43 number.. 4 877 11 592 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 45 number.. 6 687 25 537 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 13 number.. 84 433 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 191 203 acres.. 44 498 45 999 bushels.. 5 877 428 6 095 853 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 6 acres.. 1 472 294 tons, green.. 18 615 5 202 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 7 acres.. 182 467 bushels.. 17 988 44 844 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 24 acres.. 988 783 bushels.. 30 996 22 065 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 19 acres.. 226 338 bushels.. 13 079 17 567 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 168 183 acres.. 34 034 25 329 bushels.. 1 386 122 1 042 065 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 114 136 acres.. 4 639 5 532 tons, dry.. 11 167 17 337 @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.