1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 717 712 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 617 301 513 Average size of farm .......acres.. 444 423 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 716 281 582 Average per acre .........dollars.. 904 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 107 49 984 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 193 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 226 217 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 665 655 acres.. 242 399 237 876 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 601 627 acres.. 202 648 186 745 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 16 acres.. 1 532 2 470 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 242 52 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 572 73 119 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 047 31 409 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 195 20 652 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 138 $100,000 or more .................... 191 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 533 35 674 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 110 50 103 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 455 Other ............................... 316 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 364 350 200 days or more ................... 268 223 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 358 398 number.. 29 813 25 445 Beef cows ..................farms.. 292 322 number.. 9 442 9 269 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 28 number.. 1 855 1 750 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 353 405 number.. 26 562 18 582 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 129 number.. 26 356 35 222 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 128 number.. 58 775 79 121 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 30 number.. 698 1 270 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 456 433 acres.. 78 381 62 566 bushels.. 7 676 608 7 673 890 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 37 acres.. 2 206 1 358 tons, green.. 26 860 17 583 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 104 213 acres.. 11 158 23 477 bushels.. 868 045 2 089 447 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 104 211 acres.. 4 553 11 517 bushels.. 182 327 371 966 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 46 acres.. 429 580 bushels.. 28 751 32 343 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 531 530 acres.. 98 848 80 222 bushels.. 3 486 521 2 774 719 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 292 340 acres.. 9 998 11 180 tons, dry.. 25 214 29 655 @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.