1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 019 1 031 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 420 421 1 450 481 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 394 1 407 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 736 788 476 821 Average per acre .........dollars.. 494 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 053 63 902 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 158 500 to 999 acres .................... 159 201 1,000 acres or more ................. 375 346 Total cropland .................farms.. 807 825 acres.. 433 719 464 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 718 740 acres.. 323 917 300 328 Irrigated land .................farms.. 411 455 acres.. 196 453 178 862 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 192 318 150 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 732 146 153 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 324 51 534 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 121 994 99 150 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 135 127 $100,000 or more .................... 337 316 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 157 307 127 367 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 526 123 538 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 623 685 Other ............................... 396 346 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 478 469 200 days or more ................... 304 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 680 658 number.. 206 398 167 703 Beef cows ..................farms.. 591 588 number.. 73 593 67 389 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 37 number.. 1 044 897 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 675 660 number.. 192 525 135 180 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 94 number.. 16 535 22 649 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 100 number.. 31 431 43 590 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 45 number.. 1 413 1 792 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 40 number.. (D) 939 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 1 600 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 410 433 acres.. 180 075 159 049 bushels.. 24 824 421 20 523 438 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 78 acres.. 3 381 3 796 tons, green.. 52 663 62 892 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 11 acres.. 455 856 bushels.. 19 438 32 268 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 183 227 acres.. 29 244 38 402 bushels.. 984 326 1 344 347 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 26 acres.. 598 875 bushels.. 44 963 47 397 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 45 acres.. 8 525 3 698 bushels.. 349 979 143 361 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 518 536 acres.. 97 033 91 430 tons, dry.. 207 739 205 624 @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.