1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SARPY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 367 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 101 682 105 085 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 622 743 467 448 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 357 1 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 618 54 222 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 341 330 acres.. 89 812 94 534 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 318 320 acres.. 83 511 85 411 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 29 acres.. 8 006 4 552 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 209 60 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 882 166 817 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 008 18 276 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 200 42 112 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 65 $100,000 or more .................... 92 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 051 49 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 756 137 387 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 212 211 Other ............................... 155 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 176 182 200 days or more ................... 116 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 137 number.. 23 568 20 986 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 94 number.. 1 503 2 636 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 261 332 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 109 134 number.. 39 478 49 777 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 53 number.. 8 264 11 639 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 55 number.. 13 808 26 664 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 962 1 467 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 11 number.. (D) 361 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 240 267 acres.. 41 852 43 505 bushels.. 5 026 623 5 815 468 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 14 acres.. 730 329 tons, green.. 11 760 4 684 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 12 acres.. 124 981 bushels.. 11 400 78 304 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 20 acres.. 412 410 bushels.. 14 689 13 378 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 11 acres.. 152 314 bushels.. 7 802 22 070 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 233 247 acres.. 36 473 35 262 bushels.. 1 513 309 1 481 921 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 133 166 acres.. 4 171 5 589 tons, dry.. 12 928 19 822 @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.