1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAUNDERS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 176 1 235 Land in farms ..................acres.. 435 865 437 274 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 581 020 425 107 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 556 1 199 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 078 61 277 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 150 50 to 179 acres ..................... 315 318 180 to 499 acres .................... 335 383 500 to 999 acres .................... 211 233 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 094 1 139 acres.. 382 176 383 206 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 033 1 084 acres.. 350 166 339 952 Irrigated land .................farms.. 288 250 acres.. 75 819 63 395 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 143 667 140 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 166 113 521 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 321 67 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 347 73 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 197 237 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 189 195 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 179 239 $100,000 or more .................... 329 295 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 867 103 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 921 83 885 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 785 868 Other ............................... 391 367 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 522 547 200 days or more ................... 326 329 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 505 number.. 66 276 58 192 Beef cows ..................farms.. 433 395 number.. 11 956 12 320 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 44 number.. 922 1 378 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 486 499 number.. 62 648 85 215 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 236 number.. 43 820 52 879 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 153 252 number.. 99 213 103 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 64 number.. 2 543 4 669 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 43 63 number.. 1 715 4 078 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 13 number.. 1 640 4 145 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 851 908 acres.. 171 891 160 190 bushels.. 19 473 870 20 866 008 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 61 acres.. 1 248 2 998 tons, green.. 16 965 63 713 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 120 217 acres.. 8 689 24 266 bushels.. 603 240 2 295 955 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 201 acres.. 4 526 5 957 bushels.. 146 947 186 915 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 112 acres.. 705 2 016 bushels.. 43 662 137 789 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 855 906 acres.. 152 156 131 632 bushels.. 5 514 706 5 079 941 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 493 549 acres.. 16 724 18 882 tons, dry.. 41 725 55 166 @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.