1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GAGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 144 1 140 Land in farms ..................acres.. 518 981 508 754 Average size of farm .......acres.. 454 446 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 394 267 314 764 Average per acre .........dollars.. 899 716 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 536 59 610 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 322 361 500 to 999 acres .................... 257 268 1,000 acres or more ................. 136 127 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 020 1 025 acres.. 409 596 410 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 922 987 acres.. 342 431 322 637 Irrigated land .................farms.. 196 204 acres.. 48 115 41 081 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 773 96 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 326 84 542 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 185 43 434 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 589 52 944 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 192 194 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 188 227 $100,000 or more .................... 333 297 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 167 72 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 015 63 334 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 745 811 Other ............................... 399 329 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 536 501 200 days or more ................... 318 302 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 594 664 number.. 45 705 46 149 Beef cows ..................farms.. 424 451 number.. 13 260 13 003 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 103 number.. 4 677 5 399 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 600 673 number.. 27 947 32 354 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 173 316 number.. 102 559 122 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 189 351 number.. 220 783 271 390 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 40 number.. 1 202 1 328 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. (D) 438 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 491 339 acres.. 76 200 37 287 bushels.. 9 007 307 5 230 039 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 69 38 acres.. 2 804 1 739 tons, green.. 43 576 29 431 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 646 848 acres.. 101 141 155 896 bushels.. 8 493 880 14 398 556 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 469 603 acres.. 37 709 45 560 bushels.. 1 390 784 1 354 029 Oats for grain................farms.. 80 174 acres.. 1 590 3 882 bushels.. 98 265 242 855 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 727 671 acres.. 106 861 57 532 bushels.. 3 875 409 2 381 461 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 559 637 acres.. 22 621 27 322 tons, dry.. 53 502 70 843 @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.