1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 438 425 Land in farms ..................acres.. 436 360 439 475 Average size of farm .......acres.. 996 1 034 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 577 923 457 800 Average per acre .........dollars.. 562 469 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 061 88 998 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 74 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 153 159 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 361 acres.. 261 705 254 350 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 347 340 acres.. 184 548 156 775 Irrigated land .................farms.. 171 161 acres.. 53 708 42 309 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 436 81 098 Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 040 190 819 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 921 23 408 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 514 57 690 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 70 $100,000 or more .................... 158 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 580 71 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 227 167 460 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 316 Other ............................... 135 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 179 162 200 days or more ................... 116 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 257 number.. 60 141 52 241 Beef cows ..................farms.. 189 215 number.. (D) 15 850 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) 262 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 269 number.. 71 713 67 827 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 68 number.. 15 329 23 006 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 73 number.. 37 092 51 214 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 353 1 178 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 10 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 120 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 208 194 acres.. 77 415 51 892 bushels.. 9 682 705 6 306 651 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 21 acres.. 1 961 1 376 tons, green.. 27 138 20 316 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 96 130 acres.. 14 714 19 911 bushels.. 955 351 1 370 159 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 266 271 acres.. 73 126 66 182 bushels.. 3 195 469 2 886 773 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 380 779 bushels.. 22 264 38 638 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 53 56 acres.. 5 597 3 692 bushels.. 268 829 133 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 182 acres.. 13 214 12 158 tons, dry.. 49 900 48 748 @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.