1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOYD COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 361 395 Land in farms ..................acres.. 296 581 296 164 Average size of farm .......acres.. 822 750 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 805 214 529 Average per acre .........dollars.. 307 293 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 406 42 610 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 43 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 297 328 acres.. 113 192 133 908 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 288 312 acres.. 94 424 96 627 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 20 acres.. 5 399 4 129 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 723 25 759 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 106 65 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 304 5 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 420 20 719 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 77 $100,000 or more .................... 79 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 550 19 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 004 49 137 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 256 317 Other ............................... 105 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 156 154 200 days or more ................... 78 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 301 314 number.. 52 768 43 043 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 274 number.. 23 809 19 184 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 36 number.. 528 1 399 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 318 number.. 29 283 24 126 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 122 number.. 14 636 28 718 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 128 number.. 23 764 49 928 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 9 number.. 426 427 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 15 number.. (D) 818 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 197 182 acres.. 30 055 23 828 bushels.. 2 767 528 1 877 292 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 19 acres.. 1 367 1 402 tons, green.. 13 897 8 780 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 29 101 acres.. 2 052 12 159 bushels.. 87 018 649 999 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 20 acres.. 1 516 1 298 bushels.. 43 789 30 305 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 127 acres.. 2 802 7 103 bushels.. 127 548 401 401 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 108 73 acres.. 14 441 6 930 bushels.. 517 469 206 485 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 258 278 acres.. 46 005 44 553 tons, dry.. 86 797 95 586 @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.