1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 782 825 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 419 322 120 Average size of farm .......acres.. 421 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 466 694 345 231 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 082 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 368 64 969 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 198 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 172 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 691 738 acres.. 275 478 273 955 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 633 679 acres.. 238 373 227 889 Irrigated land .................farms.. 256 243 acres.. 78 954 64 273 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 769 102 198 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 042 123 876 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 029 39 928 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 740 62 269 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 128 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 140 141 $100,000 or more .................... 239 254 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 254 81 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 440 98 750 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 512 579 Other ............................... 270 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 351 333 200 days or more ................... 218 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 422 448 number.. 70 443 62 062 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 303 number.. 14 133 12 516 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 35 number.. 1 080 1 871 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 433 461 number.. 71 157 61 642 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 134 283 number.. 56 815 81 308 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 142 299 number.. 152 192 171 621 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 27 number.. 1 475 1 865 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 33 number.. 4 935 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 10 number.. 15 300 4 977 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 514 590 acres.. 125 522 133 863 bushels.. 13 094 751 15 662 824 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 86 77 acres.. 4 912 3 199 tons, green.. 63 133 50 266 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 270 bushels.. (D) 14 498 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 7 acres.. 128 146 bushels.. 4 615 7 450 Oats for grain................farms.. 42 105 acres.. 862 2 676 bushels.. 49 535 189 081 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 476 503 acres.. 89 866 69 084 bushels.. 3 035 210 2 596 109 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 437 acres.. 20 732 21 830 tons, dry.. 49 562 71 009 @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.