1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARDEN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 308 297 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 077 766 1 069 778 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 499 3 602 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 890 360 661 974 Average per acre .........dollars.. 252 187 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 864 71 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 32 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 44 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 143 147 Total cropland .................farms.. 267 257 acres.. 196 938 213 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 247 239 acres.. 133 437 127 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 116 109 acres.. 38 105 30 958 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 551 46 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 855 157 199 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 030 9 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 521 36 846 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 51 $100,000 or more .................... 102 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 432 40 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 001 136 521 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 239 Other ............................... 86 58 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 126 117 200 days or more ................... 64 55 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 171 number.. 83 357 73 899 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 149 number.. (D) 34 554 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 160 number.. 67 914 61 546 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 20 number.. (D) 5 427 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 18 number.. (D) 7 339 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 13 number.. 391 425 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 21 number.. (D) 400 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 100 83 acres.. 21 137 15 725 bushels.. 2 571 247 1 923 724 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 20 acres.. 737 1 250 tons, green.. 12 720 27 562 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 3 acres.. 520 113 bushels.. 37 687 5 981 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 158 143 acres.. 53 161 53 345 bushels.. 1 543 706 1 530 695 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 28 acres.. 1 026 1 634 bushels.. 71 313 102 959 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 59 bushels.. (D) 1 516 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 155 acres.. 53 480 51 609 tons, dry.. 94 222 79 124 @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.