1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 626 683 Land in farms ..................acres.. 315 125 326 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 503 479 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 055 325 815 Average per acre .........dollars.. 916 736 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 154 67 403 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 556 614 acres.. 238 431 256 301 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 524 583 acres.. 201 576 193 913 Irrigated land .................farms.. 179 202 acres.. 55 003 51 536 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 996 61 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 997 90 250 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 956 29 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 040 31 975 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 65 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 105 $100,000 or more .................... 190 170 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 342 48 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 147 71 547 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 422 490 Other ............................... 204 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 281 200 days or more ................... 164 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 396 number.. 34 093 30 160 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 313 number.. 9 816 9 519 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 52 number.. 3 205 2 668 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 405 number.. 30 345 27 016 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 119 number.. 37 472 36 716 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 130 number.. 80 505 82 672 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 37 number.. 514 1 255 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 291 235 acres.. 54 874 40 260 bushels.. 7 295 966 6 043 359 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 29 acres.. 1 760 947 tons, green.. 34 974 15 160 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 360 451 acres.. 47 067 76 038 bushels.. 3 835 363 7 267 020 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 266 329 acres.. 24 082 25 421 bushels.. 925 954 605 376 Oats for grain................farms.. 60 98 acres.. 1 075 2 433 bushels.. 79 139 165 652 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 370 346 acres.. 60 716 33 078 bushels.. 2 376 562 1 395 054 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 392 acres.. 18 009 20 259 tons, dry.. 38 563 50 610 @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.