1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KEARNEY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 492 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 319 771 310 042 Average size of farm .......acres.. 650 618 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 851 761 716 153 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 366 1 137 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 984 110 330 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 87 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 154 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 444 459 acres.. 266 571 263 573 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 432 449 acres.. 245 604 218 715 Irrigated land .................farms.. 365 393 acres.. 188 959 175 815 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 196 557 155 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 399 506 310 191 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 84 994 54 349 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 111 563 101 367 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 31 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 86 $100,000 or more .................... 284 251 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 160 445 128 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 445 256 338 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 429 Other ............................... 97 73 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 148 200 days or more ................... 96 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 227 number.. 89 855 60 009 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 172 number.. 9 384 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 223 222 number.. 140 586 116 437 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 65 number.. 19 188 28 039 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 74 number.. 47 972 54 009 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 24 number.. 674 694 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 12 number.. (D) 336 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 376 399 acres.. 194 528 161 427 bushels.. 28 655 989 24 048 901 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 23 acres.. 1 900 1 279 tons, green.. 31 692 21 807 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 61 133 acres.. 5 545 12 080 bushels.. 389 025 999 662 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 153 234 acres.. 11 788 20 482 bushels.. 405 312 769 263 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 48 (D) bushels.. 2 321 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 223 245 acres.. 22 360 17 086 bushels.. 1 024 886 682 203 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 169 acres.. 7 809 7 268 tons, dry.. 25 218 25 590 @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.