1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FILLMORE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 584 637 Land in farms ..................acres.. 356 894 340 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 611 534 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 841 742 555 582 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 383 1 059 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 352 94 271 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 169 500 to 999 acres .................... 204 178 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 530 587 acres.. 326 497 313 099 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 524 580 acres.. 301 857 269 331 Irrigated land .................farms.. 392 410 acres.. 194 913 172 827 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 141 652 110 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 554 173 101 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 87 879 60 531 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 772 49 734 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 88 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 119 $100,000 or more .................... 330 273 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 425 81 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 248 128 328 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 479 527 Other ............................... 105 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 195 204 200 days or more ................... 101 82 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 268 number.. 41 514 30 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 213 number.. 6 716 6 689 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 7 number.. 59 221 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 256 270 number.. 47 534 39 258 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 146 number.. 85 039 107 762 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 166 number.. 145 203 209 450 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 25 number.. 806 1 187 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 9 number.. 557 655 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 433 413 acres.. 184 125 152 925 bushels.. 27 203 083 23 234 137 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 24 acres.. 1 376 1 060 tons, green.. 30 989 21 080 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 260 406 acres.. 32 969 53 311 bushels.. 2 710 114 4 960 605 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 130 267 acres.. 7 854 15 656 bushels.. 276 931 377 915 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 38 acres.. 292 717 bushels.. 20 291 47 636 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 437 422 acres.. 73 350 41 437 bushels.. 3 443 684 1 783 342 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 253 acres.. 6 133 7 313 tons, dry.. 18 510 19 829 @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.