1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KEITH COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 375 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 606 891 668 957 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 618 1 922 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 684 229 581 021 Average per acre .........dollars.. 422 292 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 296 91 030 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 68 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 132 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 295 acres.. 253 941 246 494 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 268 272 acres.. 171 507 143 477 Irrigated land .................farms.. 153 161 acres.. 78 033 77 983 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 788 82 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 101 237 520 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 864 20 617 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 924 62 040 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 51 $100,000 or more .................... 134 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 600 75 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 601 216 685 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 259 252 Other ............................... 116 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 145 141 200 days or more ................... 93 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 189 179 number.. 78 880 69 393 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 154 number.. (D) 23 070 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 159 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 184 number.. 98 470 87 582 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 7 number.. (D) 1 925 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 5 207 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 7 number.. 103 194 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. 379 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 300 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 150 acres.. 69 312 53 474 bushels.. 8 831 919 6 495 219 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 24 acres.. 2 542 1 662 tons, green.. 51 980 27 818 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 13 acres.. 0 867 bushels.. 0 38 347 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 177 164 acres.. 55 464 48 892 bushels.. 1 803 500 949 397 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 751 603 bushels.. 39 411 22 480 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 15 13 acres.. 2 187 1 271 bushels.. 91 999 40 350 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 110 125 acres.. 24 591 24 301 tons, dry.. 58 477 53 810 @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.