1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 024 1 099 Land in farms ..................acres.. 420 028 409 715 Average size of farm .......acres.. 410 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 658 234 409 924 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 582 1 090 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 820 73 154 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 189 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 335 348 500 to 999 acres .................... 230 253 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 890 966 acres.. 355 723 353 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 851 938 acres.. 330 952 310 809 Irrigated land .................farms.. 522 451 acres.. 148 488 117 963 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 224 770 167 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 502 152 028 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 069 54 695 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 143 701 112 383 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 157 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 185 179 $100,000 or more .................... 441 417 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 166 440 130 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 857 118 531 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 714 824 Other ............................... 310 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 414 200 days or more ................... 262 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 471 537 number.. 87 516 75 974 Beef cows ..................farms.. 338 353 number.. 13 541 16 081 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 37 number.. 1 763 2 661 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 483 537 number.. 115 714 94 614 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 270 402 number.. 182 148 193 898 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 282 433 number.. 519 480 379 229 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 34 number.. 1 098 1 583 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 43 number.. 1 342 5 148 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. 2 500 17 166 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 769 850 acres.. 196 527 195 350 bushels.. 23 984 205 25 717 010 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 93 82 acres.. 5 580 3 462 tons, green.. 81 887 59 112 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 58 acres.. 599 3 324 bushels.. 46 269 273 815 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 51 117 acres.. 1 203 3 299 bushels.. 36 121 112 702 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 133 acres.. 1 185 3 133 bushels.. 77 622 240 619 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 685 718 acres.. 112 955 84 986 bushels.. 4 521 711 3 343 760 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 370 516 acres.. 18 350 22 336 tons, dry.. 56 223 76 231 @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.