1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARLAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 371 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 445 305 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 877 794 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 554 067 446 974 Average per acre .........dollars.. 721 587 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 426 67 876 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 51 180 to 499 acres .................... 67 85 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 345 345 acres.. 219 060 209 297 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 326 319 acres.. 166 063 133 176 Irrigated land .................farms.. 202 208 acres.. 75 892 61 210 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 735 74 385 Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 006 193 209 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 697 24 294 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 038 50 091 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 67 $100,000 or more .................... 149 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 660 55 739 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 505 144 778 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 303 Other ............................... 111 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 147 200 days or more ................... 103 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 247 number.. 60 394 50 400 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 211 number.. 14 730 14 709 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 292 410 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 248 number.. 62 762 60 721 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 53 number.. 7 490 13 485 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 56 number.. 11 233 23 749 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. 685 548 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 225 196 acres.. 86 847 55 488 bushels.. 12 214 557 8 293 531 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 42 acres.. 2 136 1 750 tons, green.. 28 943 29 533 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 146 226 acres.. 17 391 26 040 bushels.. 1 256 815 2 286 545 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 235 252 acres.. 36 529 34 508 bushels.. 1 453 427 1 326 468 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 28 acres.. 546 941 bushels.. 34 689 40 695 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 104 92 acres.. 11 542 5 517 bushels.. 570 953 212 664 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 174 179 acres.. 12 775 9 622 tons, dry.. 32 527 31 015 @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.