1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROWN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 349 332 Land in farms ..................acres.. 700 954 649 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 008 1 957 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 725 889 587 275 Average per acre .........dollars.. 364 292 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 581 49 478 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 41 34 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 160 146 Total cropland .................farms.. 267 273 acres.. 133 141 136 630 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 250 246 acres.. 117 212 98 107 Irrigated land .................farms.. 134 144 acres.. 51 767 49 143 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 369 80 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 341 242 273 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 816 10 909 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 71 553 69 526 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 41 $100,000 or more .................... 112 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 729 74 694 Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 866 224 981 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 238 Other ............................... 126 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 133 200 days or more ................... 83 79 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 256 229 number.. 104 209 84 398 Beef cows ..................farms.. 208 185 number.. 33 465 29 381 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. 616 549 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 236 number.. 99 209 86 434 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 45 number.. 7 659 14 746 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 47 number.. 13 782 26 384 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 25 number.. 1 708 2 495 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 32 number.. 420 1 663 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 2 700 3 959 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 113 115 acres.. 44 329 37 809 bushels.. 6 189 797 4 445 054 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 33 acres.. 2 883 4 152 tons, green.. 57 045 71 216 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 128 415 bushels.. 7 200 23 450 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 13 acres.. 3 358 882 bushels.. 168 530 29 122 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 205 acres.. 66 128 55 031 tons, dry.. 91 319 68 482 @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.