1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SIOUX COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 343 327 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 114 619 1 005 877 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 250 3 076 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 744 387 678 135 Average per acre .........dollars.. 249 223 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 954 48 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 39 27 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 65 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 185 174 Total cropland .................farms.. 263 251 acres.. 96 617 91 773 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 234 232 acres.. 68 514 61 545 Irrigated land .................farms.. 136 155 acres.. 41 469 39 406 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 652 65 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 205 982 200 946 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 216 7 522 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 436 58 188 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 32 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 54 $100,000 or more .................... 121 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 619 55 359 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 070 169 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 253 Other ............................... 86 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 149 133 200 days or more ................... 76 54 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 262 number.. 95 528 77 531 Beef cows ..................farms.. 223 214 number.. 31 216 29 450 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 28 number.. 37 49 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 262 number.. 89 382 78 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 20 number.. (D) 6 083 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 18 number.. (D) 20 568 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 15 number.. 805 3 099 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 26 number.. 643 701 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 85 acres.. 14 377 15 094 bushels.. 1 930 956 1 743 451 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 18 acres.. 669 1 184 tons, green.. 14 035 22 309 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 30 acres.. 7 181 3 458 bushels.. 270 842 108 008 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 716 576 bushels.. 23 606 23 916 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 206 192 acres.. 41 390 35 392 tons, dry.. 82 813 61 051 @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.