1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 291 1 265 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 464 097 1 387 740 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 134 1 097 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 553 667 404 061 Average per acre .........dollars.. 547 370 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 188 77 894 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 91 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 271 268 1,000 acres or more ................. 426 418 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 059 1 064 acres.. 617 702 651 450 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 962 971 acres.. 490 001 467 424 Irrigated land .................farms.. 418 457 acres.. 209 176 222 767 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 246 073 170 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 607 134 835 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 86 332 52 994 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 159 741 117 573 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 179 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 228 187 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 208 236 $100,000 or more .................... 390 382 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 191 580 140 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 397 111 396 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 882 963 Other ............................... 409 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 611 478 200 days or more ................... 347 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 970 938 number.. 235 966 203 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 829 781 number.. 112 579 92 129 Milk cows ..................farms.. 66 112 number.. 3 534 4 441 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 983 948 number.. 179 655 124 083 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 103 223 number.. 199 974 289 519 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 234 number.. 370 395 420 733 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 50 number.. 2 302 2 320 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 53 number.. 2 381 4 811 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 2 900 620 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 471 527 acres.. 164 150 190 133 bushels.. 23 234 803 22 952 608 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 104 117 acres.. 4 309 4 777 tons, green.. 59 205 62 551 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 17 acres.. 160 2 013 bushels.. 8 480 116 150 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 28 acres.. 2 353 3 966 bushels.. 58 928 115 531 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 79 acres.. 4 088 4 765 bushels.. 267 446 288 994 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 294 174 acres.. 62 953 21 728 bushels.. 2 969 063 801 414 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 808 802 acres.. 242 906 236 361 tons, dry.. 326 317 318 856 @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.