1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SEWARD COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 833 879 Land in farms ..................acres.. 320 618 314 949 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 358 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 605 825 334 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 521 1 003 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 504 65 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 243 500 to 999 acres .................... 173 174 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 743 777 acres.. 278 609 274 777 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 738 acres.. 251 976 230 961 Irrigated land .................farms.. 309 291 acres.. 107 886 84 987 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 146 802 99 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 233 113 645 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 702 45 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 78 101 54 207 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 119 $100,000 or more .................... 284 241 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 881 73 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 905 83 692 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 504 568 Other ............................... 329 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 448 439 200 days or more ................... 291 294 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 412 418 number.. 41 953 34 736 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 325 number.. 9 845 8 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 28 number.. 1 191 1 443 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 404 413 number.. 68 701 46 538 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 194 number.. 44 268 64 773 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 96 210 number.. 102 538 127 626 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 47 number.. 1 071 3 480 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 24 number.. 546 1 262 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 114 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 465 393 acres.. 128 849 87 564 bushels.. 17 467 605 12 951 643 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 32 acres.. 1 688 1 272 tons, green.. 31 741 25 078 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 305 510 acres.. 32 287 77 705 bushels.. 2 588 406 7 143 591 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 203 acres.. 3 813 8 387 bushels.. 125 379 246 731 Oats for grain................farms.. 50 92 acres.. 873 1 628 bushels.. 56 441 104 510 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 491 489 acres.. 76 458 44 705 bushels.. 3 361 224 1 960 652 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 378 429 acres.. 12 230 12 569 tons, dry.. 29 311 33 069 @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.