1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 692 726 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 165 228 167 Average size of farm .......acres.. 317 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 634 879 412 767 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 083 1 361 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 897 57 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 638 647 acres.. 195 823 205 244 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 585 612 acres.. 176 832 182 881 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 59 acres.. 15 447 13 803 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 545 77 826 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 736 107 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 046 36 219 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 499 41 607 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 116 $100,000 or more .................... 203 202 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 067 55 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 918 75 899 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 487 Other ............................... 287 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 358 340 200 days or more ................... 242 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 297 number.. 33 183 28 391 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 212 number.. 5 010 5 272 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 34 number.. 1 559 2 599 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 293 number.. 44 806 31 456 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 166 number.. 56 935 63 904 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 113 177 number.. 124 205 144 396 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 29 number.. 1 889 3 484 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 21 number.. 742 754 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 445 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 454 493 acres.. 81 311 87 413 bushels.. 9 890 594 11 800 566 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 48 acres.. 1 575 2 700 tons, green.. 30 416 39 027 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 19 acres.. 421 1 192 bushels.. 39 855 116 184 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 41 acres.. 461 913 bushels.. 17 109 29 740 Oats for grain................farms.. 35 112 acres.. 822 2 683 bushels.. 48 937 175 979 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 435 474 acres.. 78 599 73 030 bushels.. 3 163 274 3 147 067 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 319 344 acres.. 15 480 16 348 tons, dry.. 51 321 57 542 @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.