1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VALLEY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 445 488 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 590 339 358 Average size of farm .......acres.. 747 695 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 467 923 355 025 Average per acre .........dollars.. 691 538 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 789 56 258 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 396 409 acres.. 154 035 170 462 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 375 385 acres.. 124 795 102 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 262 245 acres.. 72 199 63 322 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 249 72 053 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 807 147 650 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 777 13 493 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 472 58 560 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 98 $100,000 or more .................... 157 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 606 59 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 788 122 748 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 340 372 Other ............................... 105 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 169 179 200 days or more ................... 102 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 303 359 number.. 71 378 65 249 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 293 number.. 23 395 20 993 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 37 number.. 119 1 141 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 312 355 number.. 77 580 64 365 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 109 number.. 30 952 38 828 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 113 number.. 53 336 59 748 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 20 number.. 800 1 094 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 34 number.. (D) 1 055 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 700 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 293 280 acres.. 69 406 54 516 bushels.. 8 382 454 6 015 259 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 69 94 acres.. 1 975 5 824 tons, green.. 22 910 64 791 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 20 acres.. 130 784 bushels.. 5 980 31 470 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 44 acres.. 1 258 1 518 bushels.. 43 386 59 554 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 19 acres.. 101 552 bushels.. 6 261 27 322 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 143 126 acres.. 19 452 9 860 bushels.. 785 545 329 832 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 312 acres.. 34 566 30 505 tons, dry.. 94 535 80 238 @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.