1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAWNEE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 444 463 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 566 223 949 Average size of farm .......acres.. 517 484 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 744 297 961 Average per acre .........dollars.. 685 564 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 558 52 838 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 98 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 150 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 411 418 acres.. 145 063 157 642 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 353 399 acres.. 98 590 96 255 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. (D) 3 255 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 031 29 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 133 64 082 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 274 10 956 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 757 18 713 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 74 $100,000 or more .................... 80 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 865 23 186 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 740 50 079 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 318 Other ............................... 172 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 182 200 days or more ................... 136 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 288 313 number.. 26 194 24 469 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 267 number.. 11 465 10 450 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 25 number.. 670 1 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 316 number.. 15 992 17 756 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 115 number.. 20 678 39 144 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 123 number.. 36 861 75 711 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 33 number.. 1 913 1 757 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 18 number.. 881 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 169 119 acres.. 22 130 10 423 bushels.. 2 018 343 1 245 898 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 23 acres.. 510 425 tons, green.. 4 431 4 360 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 192 286 acres.. 26 840 44 999 bushels.. 2 042 603 3 796 800 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 89 135 acres.. 5 473 6 791 bushels.. 205 849 212 424 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 38 acres.. 498 767 bushels.. 29 118 47 875 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 223 206 acres.. 28 747 17 614 bushels.. 952 701 638 235 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 273 303 acres.. 16 531 17 961 tons, dry.. 31 173 37 258 @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.