1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 THURSTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 379 386 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 969 193 556 Average size of farm .......acres.. 499 501 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 489 367 581 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 023 785 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 068 64 451 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 54 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 341 360 acres.. 170 117 179 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 297 336 acres.. 148 999 143 354 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 23 acres.. 6 109 4 092 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 553 54 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 132 141 109 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 149 23 834 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 404 30 634 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 76 $100,000 or more .................... 147 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 250 38 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 032 98 872 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 238 308 Other ............................... 141 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 131 200 days or more ................... 115 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 169 number.. 34 601 30 511 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 119 number.. 4 897 5 396 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 854 1 012 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 174 number.. 30 895 28 241 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 81 124 number.. 34 129 47 827 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 127 number.. 66 587 94 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 15 number.. 876 1 692 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 263 309 acres.. 71 102 75 527 bushels.. 7 628 903 8 853 401 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 28 acres.. 2 397 1 086 tons, green.. 43 948 12 523 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 73 bushels.. (D) 5 992 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. 103 550 bushels.. 3 924 23 060 Oats for grain................farms.. 77 150 acres.. 3 943 8 336 bushels.. 237 617 574 393 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 259 281 acres.. 58 331 43 464 bushels.. 1 942 395 1 670 052 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 158 171 acres.. 13 767 15 557 tons, dry.. 35 346 50 806 @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.