1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOONE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 767 787 Land in farms ..................acres.. 447 951 437 826 Average size of farm .......acres.. 584 556 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 511 300 384 941 Average per acre .........dollars.. 952 713 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 329 72 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 152 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 261 500 to 999 acres .................... 184 172 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 683 701 acres.. 317 281 323 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 638 677 acres.. 256 255 241 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 385 364 acres.. 129 050 116 578 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 163 955 119 962 Average per farm .........dollars.. 213 762 152 430 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 322 41 430 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 108 633 78 532 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 144 $100,000 or more .................... 298 266 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 128 288 105 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 260 133 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 580 596 Other ............................... 187 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 297 281 200 days or more ................... 167 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 484 487 number.. 94 484 75 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 382 358 number.. 22 728 22 975 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 31 number.. 1 100 1 465 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 514 506 number.. 88 785 74 385 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 151 264 number.. 127 554 112 196 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 154 278 number.. 382 965 221 618 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 18 number.. 1 049 1 125 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 17 number.. 207 691 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 280 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 559 598 acres.. 167 156 173 584 bushels.. 19 043 425 20 835 675 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 113 94 acres.. 4 408 3 947 tons, green.. 66 924 52 592 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 35 acres.. 212 1 810 bushels.. 16 245 123 240 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 34 acres.. 572 1 233 bushels.. 19 222 38 856 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 130 acres.. 2 011 4 824 bushels.. 124 569 319 739 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 405 359 acres.. 51 331 26 550 bushels.. 1 990 764 946 087 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 420 492 acres.. 33 597 31 634 tons, dry.. 81 254 90 060 @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.