1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KEYA PAHA COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 225 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 499 714 446 007 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 221 2 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 596 378 522 640 Average per acre .........dollars.. 275 224 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 559 57 585 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 21 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 17 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 149 124 Total cropland .................farms.. 187 168 acres.. 104 405 116 778 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 160 acres.. 85 198 82 736 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 42 acres.. 10 874 11 996 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 142 20 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 633 99 906 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 379 2 466 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 763 18 115 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 26 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 51 $100,000 or more .................... 61 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 440 17 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 401 83 552 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 193 176 Other ............................... 32 30 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 66 66 200 days or more ................... 22 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 177 number.. 61 565 48 301 Beef cows ..................farms.. 179 160 number.. 28 590 23 524 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 34 number.. 1 481 1 592 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 179 number.. 37 294 28 019 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 30 number.. 990 5 198 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 30 number.. 1 479 7 885 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 339 1 687 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 51 acres.. 13 074 9 286 bushels.. 1 583 248 928 144 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 20 acres.. 1 367 1 009 tons, green.. 17 562 10 417 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 1 acres.. 339 (D) bushels.. 16 075 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 608 145 bushels.. 23 686 2 940 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 20 acres.. 602 947 bushels.. 33 695 38 066 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 629 443 bushels.. 22 755 6 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 154 acres.. 71 550 70 724 tons, dry.. 104 659 89 397 @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.