1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOWARD COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 646 657 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 984 325 330 Average size of farm .......acres.. 511 495 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 465 299 386 Average per acre .........dollars.. 828 582 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 681 53 937 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 220 224 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 137 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 585 581 acres.. 209 699 210 137 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 544 554 acres.. 167 559 150 784 Irrigated land .................farms.. 414 395 acres.. 110 683 100 848 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 694 72 461 Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 093 110 291 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 873 22 446 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 821 50 016 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 116 $100,000 or more .................... 206 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 889 59 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 387 90 278 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 487 Other ............................... 182 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 254 200 days or more ................... 161 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 430 457 number.. 73 672 63 433 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 356 number.. 21 094 18 852 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 38 number.. 918 1 258 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 432 454 number.. 91 417 61 523 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 149 number.. 24 615 36 507 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 154 number.. 55 029 62 744 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 20 number.. 659 552 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 30 number.. (D) 2 785 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 10 number.. (D) 3 556 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 442 456 acres.. 114 887 104 310 bushels.. 13 628 919 10 625 289 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 75 91 acres.. 2 311 4 010 tons, green.. 29 830 40 126 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 49 acres.. 674 2 202 bushels.. 32 487 104 519 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 95 acres.. 1 723 2 388 bushels.. 49 878 80 604 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 36 acres.. 486 955 bushels.. 20 986 51 822 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 176 150 acres.. 13 576 6 805 bushels.. 561 011 149 025 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 432 425 acres.. 35 343 32 447 tons, dry.. 102 472 83 988 @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.