1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HITCHCOCK COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 339 379 Land in farms ..................acres.. 406 227 403 584 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 198 1 065 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 654 466 379 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 465 331 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 502 86 704 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 35 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 146 155 Total cropland .................farms.. 317 331 acres.. 238 900 250 985 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 314 acres.. 144 420 126 259 Irrigated land .................farms.. 119 128 acres.. 29 391 26 257 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 700 30 590 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 410 80 712 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 509 15 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 191 15 393 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 82 $100,000 or more .................... 113 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 832 25 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 951 66 116 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 261 302 Other ............................... 78 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 137 200 days or more ................... 58 70 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 248 number.. 30 753 31 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 206 number.. 12 775 13 279 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 63 114 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 254 number.. 19 525 20 167 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 56 number.. 5 815 14 174 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 60 number.. 9 921 38 080 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 14 number.. 386 587 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 20 number.. (D) 1 661 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 325 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 160 154 acres.. 43 492 30 071 bushels.. 4 546 271 3 280 560 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 26 acres.. 615 752 tons, green.. 9 226 10 930 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 58 104 acres.. 6 535 14 289 bushels.. 382 898 998 878 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 271 273 acres.. 83 031 69 452 bushels.. 3 183 574 2 203 373 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 20 acres.. 124 726 bushels.. 7 405 36 668 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 28 34 acres.. 1 267 1 468 bushels.. 47 722 52 698 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 152 acres.. 7 387 7 555 tons, dry.. 24 200 24 693 @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.