1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 457 1 359 Land in farms ..................acres.. 421 089 414 763 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 305 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 399 604 305 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 410 1 023 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 316 44 955 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 104 125 10 to 49 acres ...................... 366 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 428 373 180 to 499 acres .................... 280 292 500 to 999 acres .................... 173 189 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 304 1 198 acres.. 344 400 349 904 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 151 1 129 acres.. 287 382 278 854 Irrigated land .................farms.. 122 108 acres.. 12 616 12 571 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 386 69 989 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 545 51 500 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 628 44 056 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 758 25 933 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 410 290 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 147 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 157 163 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 228 235 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 152 163 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 147 $100,000 or more .................... 253 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 241 52 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 601 38 589 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 670 713 Other ............................... 787 646 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 844 753 200 days or more ................... 638 560 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 584 626 number.. 30 591 30 535 Beef cows ..................farms.. 464 490 number.. 12 106 12 062 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 41 number.. 1 385 1 473 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 577 613 number.. 17 756 17 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 180 number.. 33 794 52 504 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 104 198 number.. 79 203 95 063 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 50 number.. 1 630 1 845 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 51 number.. 3 356 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 9 number.. 2 893 2 727 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 508 322 acres.. 90 853 36 034 bushels.. 9 887 415 4 425 564 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 21 acres.. 1 070 396 tons, green.. 16 801 5 713 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 444 736 acres.. 51 498 124 821 bushels.. 4 320 200 12 200 594 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 299 525 acres.. 19 724 36 828 bushels.. 665 234 1 059 105 Oats for grain................farms.. 64 139 acres.. 1 246 2 750 bushels.. 78 690 204 955 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 647 599 acres.. 102 419 59 691 bushels.. 3 638 289 2 501 759 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 706 701 acres.. 24 650 23 560 tons, dry.. 57 027 58 012 @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.