1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 053 1 086 Land in farms ..................acres.. 595 537 612 694 Average size of farm .......acres.. 566 564 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 294 024 272 462 Average per acre .........dollars.. 497 452 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 033 49 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 313 332 500 to 999 acres .................... 262 292 1,000 acres or more ................. 161 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 924 949 acres.. 327 165 363 369 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 844 891 acres.. 242 595 244 677 Irrigated land .................farms.. 176 168 acres.. 38 282 32 056 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 164 667 119 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 379 109 671 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 190 18 718 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 136 477 100 385 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 185 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 183 207 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 175 193 $100,000 or more .................... 284 306 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 147 378 91 878 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 093 84 602 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 774 855 Other ............................... 279 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 418 341 200 days or more ................... 235 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 788 833 number.. 131 918 119 360 Beef cows ..................farms.. 625 645 number.. 39 720 37 240 Milk cows ..................farms.. 69 107 number.. 3 531 4 391 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 801 848 number.. 101 183 93 875 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 267 471 number.. 115 603 151 296 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 277 501 number.. 248 612 326 241 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 42 number.. 1 590 2 395 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 48 number.. (D) 2 699 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 641 683 acres.. 101 004 101 728 bushels.. 9 436 587 9 696 755 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 213 177 acres.. 9 312 5 988 tons, green.. 108 223 62 272 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 21 77 acres.. 724 5 169 bushels.. 37 024 258 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 22 acres.. 602 1 128 bushels.. 16 438 45 631 Oats for grain................farms.. 189 405 acres.. 8 655 21 759 bushels.. 538 201 1 471 829 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 453 353 acres.. 50 950 29 598 bushels.. 1 744 678 1 043 269 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 680 786 acres.. 75 147 84 489 tons, dry.. 159 278 212 482 @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.