1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STANTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 609 557 Land in farms ..................acres.. 226 389 217 228 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 467 277 829 Average per acre .........dollars.. 928 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 302 71 694 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 543 509 acres.. 182 573 176 127 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 469 469 acres.. 143 272 136 584 Irrigated land .................farms.. 91 85 acres.. 23 426 19 248 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 785 97 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 418 174 457 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 841 18 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 944 78 412 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 103 $100,000 or more .................... 180 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 157 81 092 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 259 145 587 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 424 Other ............................... 222 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 204 200 days or more ................... 193 125 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 359 number.. 65 449 62 847 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 248 number.. 9 993 11 126 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 1 023 1 323 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 339 369 number.. 80 066 84 045 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 174 number.. 54 286 55 714 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 183 number.. 147 880 112 808 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 9 number.. 804 1 444 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. 815 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 377 425 acres.. 70 674 75 876 bushels.. 7 712 717 8 965 707 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 69 62 acres.. 4 899 4 033 tons, green.. 81 919 62 025 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 9 acres.. 110 331 bushels.. (D) 23 752 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 403 bushels.. (D) 15 639 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 122 acres.. 1 820 3 972 bushels.. 110 188 303 223 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 335 329 acres.. 47 762 32 699 bushels.. 1 707 893 1 206 157 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 338 362 acres.. 20 436 21 173 tons, dry.. 60 297 70 726 @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.