1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 THAYER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 569 623 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 478 347 598 Average size of farm .......acres.. 648 558 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 674 167 420 848 Average per acre .........dollars.. 979 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 024 79 356 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 97 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 131 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 572 acres.. 287 879 282 991 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 488 562 acres.. 255 387 220 458 Irrigated land .................farms.. 294 331 acres.. 115 901 98 315 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 464 80 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 864 129 058 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 380 39 774 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 084 40 630 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 128 $100,000 or more .................... 241 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 579 70 608 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 129 113 335 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 488 Other ............................... 132 135 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 198 230 200 days or more ................... 108 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 328 342 number.. 51 996 39 483 Beef cows ..................farms.. 277 296 number.. 12 740 11 797 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 16 number.. 411 415 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 326 338 number.. 57 952 44 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 115 number.. 21 812 34 551 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 125 number.. 43 516 61 376 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 35 number.. 1 376 1 252 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 22 number.. 907 917 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 295 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 352 325 acres.. 115 694 81 362 bushels.. 16 378 826 12 435 761 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 15 acres.. 1 298 417 tons, green.. 22 056 7 137 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 323 446 acres.. 41 210 62 557 bushels.. 3 189 989 5 247 672 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 264 397 acres.. 30 041 38 412 bushels.. 1 176 322 989 511 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 47 acres.. 985 1 270 bushels.. 68 315 61 496 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 381 348 acres.. 58 733 26 731 bushels.. 2 411 496 1 091 472 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 315 acres.. 11 295 11 870 tons, dry.. 28 378 31 993 @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.