1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KIMBALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 326 292 Land in farms ..................acres.. 565 199 505 150 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 734 1 730 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 363 405 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 286 243 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 076 60 397 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 177 164 Total cropland .................farms.. 296 259 acres.. 339 383 337 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 225 241 acres.. 146 871 135 411 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 83 acres.. 24 693 20 095 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 884 20 484 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 197 70 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 905 11 493 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 979 8 991 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 19 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 54 $100,000 or more .................... 65 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 961 15 119 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 094 51 602 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 209 Other ............................... 117 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 139 200 days or more ................... 84 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 132 number.. 22 952 18 728 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 114 number.. 10 001 8 206 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 128 91 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 142 137 number.. 15 834 13 669 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 22 number.. 1 250 4 295 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 22 number.. 3 304 7 810 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 16 number.. 1 557 2 801 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. 184 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 52 acres.. 8 702 8 511 bushels.. 872 034 964 429 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 24 acres.. 517 1 551 tons, green.. 6 610 19 931 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 3 acres.. 885 800 bushels.. 55 200 22 000 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 204 225 acres.. 102 950 105 839 bushels.. 2 264 911 2 239 844 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 453 379 bushels.. 13 700 8 821 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 102 87 acres.. 12 520 9 065 tons, dry.. 31 075 21 116 @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.