1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIERCE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 717 725 Land in farms ..................acres.. 308 822 297 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 431 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 416 022 326 495 Average per acre .........dollars.. 945 834 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 474 63 450 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 166 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 643 646 acres.. 257 827 255 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 579 623 acres.. 218 688 205 827 Irrigated land .................farms.. 260 279 acres.. 91 535 87 444 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 108 138 105 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 820 145 992 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 592 30 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 546 75 091 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 128 $100,000 or more .................... 263 253 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 809 85 077 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 283 117 186 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 481 546 Other ............................... 236 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 292 200 days or more ................... 188 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 455 number.. 65 110 67 155 Beef cows ..................farms.. 328 300 number.. 13 719 13 423 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 62 number.. 2 113 2 570 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 437 461 number.. 58 253 68 177 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 193 309 number.. 79 255 100 086 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 201 328 number.. 140 948 180 950 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 22 number.. 1 330 409 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 38 number.. (D) 3 647 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 1 200 2 875 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 491 556 acres.. 119 747 129 093 bushels.. 14 157 726 14 920 719 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 108 108 acres.. 3 317 3 018 tons, green.. 39 114 43 868 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 122 bushels.. 0 11 900 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 381 bushels.. (D) 15 652 Oats for grain................farms.. 77 159 acres.. 2 405 4 404 bushels.. 134 036 270 240 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 422 429 acres.. 71 681 45 954 bushels.. 2 697 136 1 659 939 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 372 445 acres.. 24 567 24 592 tons, dry.. 60 225 74 088 @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.