1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 430 444 Land in farms ..................acres.. 350 857 323 315 Average size of farm .......acres.. 816 728 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 632 093 579 024 Average per acre .........dollars.. 812 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 816 78 406 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 113 Total cropland .................farms.. 369 377 acres.. 192 229 191 138 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 342 349 acres.. 152 863 135 858 Irrigated land .................farms.. 244 247 acres.. 87 242 73 268 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 683 46 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 496 104 520 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 257 26 622 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 426 19 785 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 89 $100,000 or more .................... 170 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 586 35 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 127 80 110 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 350 Other ............................... 112 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 172 200 days or more ................... 101 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 277 number.. 44 884 40 997 Beef cows ..................farms.. 243 247 number.. 19 883 18 789 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. 328 683 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 281 number.. 30 164 26 725 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 56 number.. 8 219 13 814 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 58 number.. 12 831 25 796 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 17 number.. 225 409 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 26 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 265 242 acres.. 92 347 73 553 bushels.. 13 006 183 10 598 784 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 34 acres.. 1 120 1 200 tons, green.. 17 902 17 670 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 136 215 acres.. 14 940 23 401 bushels.. 1 048 395 1 917 650 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 188 249 acres.. 17 551 21 785 bushels.. 648 812 806 023 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 545 262 bushels.. 25 050 16 262 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 156 106 acres.. 16 969 5 883 bushels.. 762 982 242 056 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 190 acres.. 11 561 13 271 tons, dry.. 28 115 26 744 @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.