1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 789 821 Land in farms ..................acres.. 442 909 417 698 Average size of farm .......acres.. 561 509 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 372 646 323 127 Average per acre .........dollars.. 619 651 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 564 62 453 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 254 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 692 730 acres.. 226 616 240 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 642 681 acres.. 184 212 184 496 Irrigated land .................farms.. 631 693 acres.. 173 159 181 196 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 231 796 191 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 785 232 991 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 073 54 522 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 174 723 136 763 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 159 $100,000 or more .................... 255 243 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 161 994 156 647 Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 316 191 034 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 537 601 Other ............................... 252 220 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 342 200 days or more ................... 203 171 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 338 number.. 156 021 115 399 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 236 number.. 23 808 15 103 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 18 number.. 293 431 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 358 349 number.. 220 609 170 347 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 37 number.. 7 589 12 611 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 41 number.. 32 687 43 021 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 31 number.. 611 6 152 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 19 number.. 933 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 5 910 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 455 544 acres.. 75 442 72 938 bushels.. 10 561 837 8 578 296 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 58 76 acres.. 3 137 4 780 tons, green.. 61 646 84 203 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 83 59 acres.. 12 808 12 712 bushels.. 424 520 270 684 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 320 253 bushels.. 11 518 8 195 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 449 411 acres.. 32 356 20 346 tons, dry.. 119 676 64 722 @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.