1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHERIDAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 656 658 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 486 934 1 481 503 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 267 2 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 554 845 430 856 Average per acre .........dollars.. 232 204 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 850 65 110 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 112 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 319 325 Total cropland .................farms.. 546 549 acres.. 335 051 365 335 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 486 505 acres.. 211 255 184 101 Irrigated land .................farms.. 171 178 acres.. 56 455 53 623 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 111 60 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 779 92 449 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 247 11 537 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 864 49 295 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 98 $100,000 or more .................... 172 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 962 47 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 638 71 427 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 470 515 Other ............................... 186 143 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 263 238 200 days or more ................... 135 125 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 507 number.. 141 579 131 214 Beef cows ..................farms.. 439 454 number.. 67 628 67 042 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 76 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 490 518 number.. 84 603 80 898 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 69 number.. 4 657 9 442 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 76 number.. 9 276 15 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 48 number.. 2 180 4 220 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 41 number.. (D) 1 131 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 210 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 121 107 acres.. 26 490 24 695 bushels.. 3 455 817 2 430 300 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 46 acres.. 1 769 3 047 tons, green.. 26 767 34 843 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 1 acres.. 427 (D) bushels.. 16 280 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 234 218 acres.. 54 372 36 383 bushels.. 1 844 016 929 114 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 71 acres.. 2 169 3 607 bushels.. 86 460 177 929 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 330 bushels.. 0 10 775 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 417 441 acres.. 114 350 111 621 tons, dry.. 176 409 163 702 @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.