1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAYES COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 257 273 Land in farms ..................acres.. 426 333 401 978 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 659 1 472 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 926 146 412 213 Average per acre .........dollars.. 591 275 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 294 75 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 56 47 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 225 228 acres.. 172 932 195 200 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 207 211 acres.. 108 869 101 039 Irrigated land .................farms.. 107 109 acres.. 34 550 32 236 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 171 78 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 256 287 430 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 305 14 313 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 865 64 156 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 37 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 48 $100,000 or more .................... 99 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 325 66 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 191 241 765 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 217 Other ............................... 65 56 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 100 96 200 days or more ................... 49 45 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 173 186 number.. 55 504 66 315 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 170 number.. 18 020 17 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 8 number.. 84 159 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 174 188 number.. 69 797 83 171 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 18 47 number.. 3 858 7 317 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 50 number.. 7 402 14 304 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 12 number.. (D) 250 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 149 156 acres.. 46 342 42 218 bushels.. 4 784 670 4 416 491 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 26 acres.. 1 144 1 144 tons, green.. 14 974 11 488 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 17 acres.. 1 633 2 127 bushels.. 108 164 124 440 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 177 acres.. 45 566 44 556 bushels.. 1 653 545 1 389 037 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 12 acres.. 230 259 bushels.. 13 780 13 340 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 18 12 acres.. 1 542 1 036 bushels.. 52 711 36 885 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 114 acres.. 10 111 8 136 tons, dry.. 33 301 26 969 @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.