1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEMAHA COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 483 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 239 209 226 042 Average size of farm .......acres.. 495 442 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 586 386 334 099 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 148 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 078 47 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 111 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 448 473 acres.. 201 597 189 314 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 409 454 acres.. 170 041 155 882 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 3 621 2 403 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 089 44 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 127 87 320 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 012 28 086 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 077 16 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 92 $100,000 or more .................... 146 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 302 29 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 230 57 643 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 328 380 Other ............................... 155 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 184 200 days or more ................... 112 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 287 number.. 18 896 18 899 Beef cows ..................farms.. 220 244 number.. 8 111 6 856 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 101 367 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 283 number.. 11 794 11 985 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 98 number.. 59 283 47 625 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 103 number.. 129 055 97 752 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 26 number.. 460 1 664 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 17 number.. 996 1 382 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 442 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 348 371 acres.. 73 896 62 016 bushels.. 7 554 134 7 688 556 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 16 acres.. 2 250 447 tons, green.. 38 092 9 380 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 53 135 acres.. 3 723 12 787 bushels.. 315 191 1 222 868 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 110 184 acres.. 5 906 10 582 bushels.. 224 924 315 980 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 51 acres.. 517 724 bushels.. 30 648 45 901 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 366 398 acres.. 78 163 64 329 bushels.. 2 783 352 2 505 721 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 216 262 acres.. 6 737 7 875 tons, dry.. 19 430 21 626 @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.