1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 491 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 857 186 806 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 306 107 216 392 Average per acre .........dollars.. 826 670 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 239 33 429 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 116 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 457 440 acres.. 145 630 141 208 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 389 415 acres.. 95 980 84 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 51 acres.. 10 135 8 496 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 602 24 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 289 50 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 570 10 648 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 031 13 902 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 69 $100,000 or more .................... 99 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 094 17 626 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 999 36 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 309 337 Other ............................... 182 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 219 210 200 days or more ................... 134 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 309 320 number.. 21 762 19 160 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 281 number.. 9 635 9 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 14 number.. 285 588 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 330 number.. 13 426 10 672 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 98 number.. 24 402 34 416 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 106 number.. 50 917 70 938 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 22 number.. 551 619 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 17 number.. 142 765 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 240 175 acres.. 27 202 14 617 bushels.. 2 966 462 1 766 696 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 12 acres.. 365 263 tons, green.. 4 589 3 594 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 195 297 acres.. 20 876 36 719 bushels.. 1 748 769 3 214 981 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 129 acres.. 4 812 5 357 bushels.. 166 563 145 875 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 43 acres.. 538 518 bushels.. 30 584 32 682 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 271 237 acres.. 31 434 16 055 bushels.. 1 056 453 593 926 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 271 314 acres.. 11 883 12 857 tons, dry.. 25 200 27 424 @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.