1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRONTIER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 362 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 531 174 526 476 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 467 1 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 685 578 444 534 Average per acre .........dollars.. 480 334 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 620 81 375 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 57 72 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 188 199 Total cropland .................farms.. 321 373 acres.. 226 168 231 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 362 acres.. 151 107 149 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 179 196 acres.. 54 968 54 024 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 638 42 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 208 946 101 582 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 411 23 589 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 227 18 974 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 81 $100,000 or more .................... 152 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 057 33 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 711 80 863 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 288 335 Other ............................... 74 84 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 139 200 days or more ................... 65 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 278 325 number.. 79 605 52 761 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 313 number.. 31 258 30 528 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 13 number.. 46 280 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 329 number.. 73 364 29 031 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 69 number.. 5 823 14 711 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 74 number.. 10 312 30 538 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 18 number.. 221 672 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 26 number.. (D) 870 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 100 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 235 266 acres.. 78 116 71 429 bushels.. 8 585 710 8 552 406 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 47 acres.. 2 183 1 451 tons, green.. 33 160 18 715 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 75 119 acres.. 9 296 10 076 bushels.. 498 093 629 756 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 210 276 acres.. 40 261 44 796 bushels.. 1 596 177 1 748 846 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 29 acres.. 578 821 bushels.. 40 788 44 414 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 51 38 acres.. 4 209 2 276 bushels.. 155 114 81 052 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 184 239 acres.. 14 345 17 412 tons, dry.. 37 323 48 967 @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.