1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BANNER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 220 200 Land in farms ..................acres.. 446 482 407 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 029 2 038 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 611 520 621 834 Average per acre .........dollars.. 310 289 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 574 68 395 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 22 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 122 Total cropland .................farms.. 192 177 acres.. 209 938 197 571 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 163 159 acres.. 93 953 81 734 Irrigated land .................farms.. 72 66 acres.. 22 313 19 442 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 750 36 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 591 180 475 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 311 9 609 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 439 26 486 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 14 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 34 $100,000 or more .................... 55 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 749 33 172 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 042 165 858 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 153 158 Other ............................... 67 42 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 82 200 days or more ................... 58 39 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 114 113 number.. 43 678 40 678 Beef cows ..................farms.. 105 98 number.. (D) 10 911 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 116 number.. 47 348 38 546 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 1 477 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 3 721 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 12 number.. 497 884 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 6 number.. 102 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 38 acres.. 5 912 6 158 bushels.. 728 883 652 657 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 15 acres.. 442 731 tons, green.. 6 805 9 280 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 124 acres.. 62 774 56 379 bushels.. 2 155 311 1 519 193 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 527 630 bushels.. 23 994 20 498 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 72 acres.. 12 429 8 476 tons, dry.. 33 854 26 978 @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.