1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GOSPER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 252 282 Land in farms ..................acres.. 234 143 229 703 Average size of farm .......acres.. 929 815 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 560 485 527 691 Average per acre .........dollars.. 577 576 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 627 100 799 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 216 236 acres.. 127 159 141 974 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 208 219 acres.. 105 092 95 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 155 164 acres.. 67 890 60 387 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 653 37 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 972 133 012 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 387 17 990 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 266 19 519 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 41 $100,000 or more .................... 115 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 645 33 694 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 463 119 481 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 210 223 Other ............................... 42 59 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 92 97 200 days or more ................... 40 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 184 number.. 32 885 35 949 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 167 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 185 number.. 25 734 24 716 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 41 number.. 41 080 14 053 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 47 number.. 77 590 37 607 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. 68 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 153 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 177 173 acres.. 68 941 55 529 bushels.. 9 011 007 6 826 915 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 27 acres.. 1 342 1 021 tons, green.. 17 469 14 671 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 64 105 acres.. 7 678 13 350 bushels.. 453 753 1 070 944 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 136 acres.. 13 881 15 230 bushels.. 537 900 646 825 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 146 129 bushels.. 6 654 6 136 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 74 68 acres.. 7 831 3 052 bushels.. 327 992 102 787 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 114 125 acres.. 5 292 7 568 tons, dry.. 15 124 24 270 @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.