1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLAINE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 118 116 Land in farms ..................acres.. 452 025 460 513 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 831 3 970 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 757 176 630 102 Average per acre .........dollars.. 196 160 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 382 40 692 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 10 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 8 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 82 80 acres.. 43 626 55 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 74 72 acres.. 35 743 42 371 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 27 acres.. 8 857 7 687 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 287 18 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 027 156 546 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 796 733 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 491 17 427 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 1 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 8 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 18 $100,000 or more .................... 41 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 874 14 353 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 049 123 729 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 95 Other ............................... 14 21 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 46 39 200 days or more ................... 25 19 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 96 number.. 47 372 39 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 89 number.. (D) 19 041 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 102 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 97 100 number.. 20 194 21 691 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 19 number.. 9 648 8 419 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 18 number.. 14 624 21 421 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 567 114 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 11 number.. 58 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 10 acres.. 4 958 2 765 bushels.. 562 933 306 355 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 6 acres.. 1 290 915 tons, green.. 22 350 13 515 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 97 0 bushels.. 6 790 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 71 70 acres.. 30 315 38 982 tons, dry.. 44 170 55 521 @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.