1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMILTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 661 664 Land in farms ..................acres.. 343 622 321 080 Average size of farm .......acres.. 520 484 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 869 228 684 766 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 626 1 351 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 205 113 861 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 205 214 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 609 606 acres.. 309 989 297 044 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 597 597 acres.. 292 984 257 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 512 517 acres.. 237 634 215 282 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 149 283 128 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 844 193 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 96 166 70 418 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 117 58 050 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 90 129 $100,000 or more .................... 384 329 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 109 562 100 664 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 752 151 602 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 496 524 Other ............................... 165 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 256 255 200 days or more ................... 140 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 250 number.. 42 319 37 500 Beef cows ..................farms.. 203 188 number.. 7 479 6 637 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 6 number.. 280 315 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 260 number.. 57 223 63 846 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 129 number.. 36 363 45 399 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 75 140 number.. 67 738 82 899 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 20 number.. 1 039 1 089 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 14 number.. 620 1 175 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 1 057 3 174 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 547 544 acres.. 246 752 212 790 bushels.. 35 793 236 31 587 426 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 41 acres.. 1 447 2 487 tons, green.. 29 284 49 360 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 58 182 acres.. 4 562 14 491 bushels.. 354 037 1 191 300 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 75 acres.. 955 3 018 bushels.. 32 916 80 266 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 17 acres.. 428 305 bushels.. 28 406 19 872 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 332 372 acres.. 31 315 19 658 bushels.. 1 591 896 754 382 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 237 246 acres.. 6 521 6 018 tons, dry.. 18 959 17 002 @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.