1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SALINE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 727 742 Land in farms ..................acres.. 317 517 312 079 Average size of farm .......acres.. 437 421 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 395 529 307 555 Average per acre .........dollars.. 975 732 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 700 58 616 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 227 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 184 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 666 673 acres.. 264 956 264 736 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 629 657 acres.. 235 212 213 172 Irrigated land .................farms.. 274 259 acres.. 75 204 63 684 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 552 57 634 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 298 77 674 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 008 35 837 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 544 21 797 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 127 $100,000 or more .................... 230 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 023 41 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 558 56 109 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 484 556 Other ............................... 243 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 307 200 days or more ................... 192 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 415 number.. 26 762 24 020 Beef cows ..................farms.. 330 359 number.. 8 402 8 833 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 17 number.. 489 526 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 386 414 number.. 20 044 18 851 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 87 157 number.. 43 614 44 357 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 171 number.. 83 546 93 176 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 34 number.. 1 521 2 118 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 44 number.. (D) 1 976 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 0 number.. 640 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 401 313 acres.. 85 699 59 701 bushels.. 11 113 877 8 919 692 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 21 acres.. 653 556 tons, green.. 11 583 8 169 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 406 548 acres.. 57 630 85 515 bushels.. 4 628 214 7 874 996 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 259 375 acres.. 16 596 25 528 bushels.. 578 885 468 560 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 136 acres.. 1 390 2 455 bushels.. 104 545 172 922 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 473 433 acres.. 64 059 31 623 bushels.. 2 616 180 1 328 496 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 393 424 acres.. 12 592 14 250 tons, dry.. 30 662 37 185 @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.