1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FURNAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 432 459 Land in farms ..................acres.. 450 308 430 972 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 042 939 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 514 340 422 794 Average per acre .........dollars.. 539 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 330 65 289 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 22 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 45 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 165 Total cropland .................farms.. 385 410 acres.. 279 044 287 315 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 357 399 acres.. 195 568 171 580 Irrigated land .................farms.. 194 194 acres.. 53 525 42 528 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 853 79 032 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 901 172 182 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 536 26 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 317 52 406 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 91 $100,000 or more .................... 172 151 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 621 63 853 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 592 139 112 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 323 350 Other ............................... 109 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 169 200 days or more ................... 92 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 275 318 number.. 54 663 50 283 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 270 number.. 18 566 17 123 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 64 265 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 322 number.. 42 021 54 062 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 72 number.. 54 352 83 471 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 80 number.. 98 722 149 648 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 11 number.. 820 1 554 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 1 890 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 250 225 acres.. 81 303 50 701 bushels.. 8 926 481 6 525 440 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 33 acres.. 1 895 1 169 tons, green.. 27 700 17 346 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 123 216 acres.. 18 434 29 999 bushels.. 1 353 888 2 541 288 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 285 333 acres.. 64 234 66 353 bushels.. 2 681 025 2 755 258 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 14 acres.. 303 285 bushels.. 12 795 15 807 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 107 acres.. 14 453 7 752 bushels.. 705 428 314 128 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 236 237 acres.. 20 270 18 003 tons, dry.. 76 132 62 459 @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.