1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OTOE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 821 805 Land in farms ..................acres.. 354 430 325 801 Average size of farm .......acres.. 432 405 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 400 132 375 224 Average per acre .........dollars.. 973 846 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 901 62 368 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 216 249 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 162 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 736 738 acres.. 276 413 269 908 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 669 698 acres.. 231 667 218 718 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 28 acres.. 4 495 2 897 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 162 58 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 677 72 673 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 178 34 521 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 984 23 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 156 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 156 $100,000 or more .................... 217 177 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 267 39 545 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 791 49 186 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 555 587 Other ............................... 266 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 351 337 200 days or more ................... 228 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 431 469 number.. 25 281 25 163 Beef cows ..................farms.. 354 379 number.. 10 390 9 511 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 24 number.. 1 014 1 174 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 435 466 number.. 14 629 15 410 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 87 149 number.. 56 748 62 926 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 92 164 number.. 128 849 138 101 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 27 number.. 905 1 264 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 14 number.. 1 797 742 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 66 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 541 503 acres.. 100 059 73 267 bushels.. 10 563 489 8 836 868 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 25 acres.. 872 772 tons, green.. 14 765 12 100 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 134 322 acres.. 11 094 43 311 bushels.. 920 934 4 102 052 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 168 307 acres.. 8 660 14 904 bushels.. 331 578 428 274 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 67 acres.. 610 870 bushels.. 31 342 60 204 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 545 570 acres.. 98 810 76 859 bushels.. 3 367 369 2 847 708 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 395 438 acres.. 14 853 13 484 tons, dry.. 40 396 38 696 @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.