1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 601 625 Land in farms ..................acres.. 258 541 250 086 Average size of farm .......acres.. 430 400 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 584 223 447 125 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 415 1 144 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 346 81 600 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 44 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 530 565 acres.. 220 396 218 029 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 521 554 acres.. 205 570 186 821 Irrigated land .................farms.. 394 367 acres.. 132 230 100 412 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 165 623 118 520 Average per farm .........dollars.. 275 579 189 632 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 134 41 611 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 102 489 76 910 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 116 $100,000 or more .................... 278 229 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 131 944 97 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 540 155 784 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 457 475 Other ............................... 144 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 251 200 days or more ................... 124 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 283 number.. 64 209 54 257 Beef cows ..................farms.. 222 219 number.. 9 860 11 817 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 346 262 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 285 number.. 108 989 81 247 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 112 number.. 51 109 49 680 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 124 number.. 137 139 120 926 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 15 number.. 512 716 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 448 454 acres.. 137 230 118 438 bushels.. 18 550 609 16 499 171 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 31 41 acres.. 1 988 2 087 tons, green.. 38 575 34 120 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 53 222 acres.. 3 979 25 567 bushels.. 356 401 2 232 709 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 66 acres.. 1 253 1 786 bushels.. 26 273 57 119 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 31 acres.. 124 588 bushels.. 7 090 37 551 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 388 370 acres.. 54 080 31 448 bushels.. 2 519 898 1 290 063 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 253 261 acres.. 9 525 9 701 tons, dry.. 26 828 29 925 @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.