1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NANCE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 419 440 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 292 236 950 Average size of farm .......acres.. 583 539 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 440 137 311 739 Average per acre .........dollars.. 787 610 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 024 66 291 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 65 66 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 162 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 358 401 acres.. 165 315 171 331 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 342 387 acres.. 135 571 120 832 Irrigated land .................farms.. 204 178 acres.. 60 038 44 367 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 566 54 622 Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 869 124 141 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 935 19 299 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 631 35 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 103 $100,000 or more .................... 163 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 415 43 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 433 99 039 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 321 341 Other ............................... 98 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 158 142 200 days or more ................... 87 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 284 294 number.. 40 556 41 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 254 number.. 14 774 14 076 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 12 number.. 478 711 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 285 305 number.. 38 479 41 430 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 89 number.. 35 079 30 918 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 102 number.. 63 377 73 543 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 11 number.. 268 417 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 8 number.. 193 1 540 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 302 329 acres.. 87 202 78 797 bushels.. 9 987 322 9 104 395 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 47 acres.. 1 070 1 317 tons, green.. 13 752 21 510 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 85 acres.. 796 7 410 bushels.. 63 342 520 138 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 108 acres.. 1 725 4 471 bushels.. 55 901 149 507 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 38 acres.. 382 709 bushels.. 20 536 42 478 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 243 205 acres.. 33 007 14 654 bushels.. 1 369 657 499 883 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 233 275 acres.. 14 363 15 541 tons, dry.. 41 419 45 205 @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.