1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 612 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 257 207 248 502 Average size of farm .......acres.. 420 394 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 048 312 113 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 013 772 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 497 66 012 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 137 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 547 582 acres.. 232 678 221 478 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 474 534 acres.. 199 730 182 030 Irrigated land .................farms.. 81 71 acres.. 17 771 17 985 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 485 106 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 118 169 476 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 307 24 641 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 178 82 129 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 137 $100,000 or more .................... 228 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 639 87 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 338 138 837 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 425 497 Other ............................... 187 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 251 232 200 days or more ................... 153 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 369 number.. 53 593 55 936 Beef cows ..................farms.. 239 230 number.. 10 437 10 819 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 37 number.. 3 973 2 357 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 364 374 number.. 43 700 78 540 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 243 number.. 69 909 87 721 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 153 258 number.. 159 526 182 537 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 31 number.. 1 329 3 201 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 26 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 372 460 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 400 478 acres.. 92 990 96 948 bushels.. 10 004 693 10 784 200 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 114 93 acres.. 5 153 4 672 tons, green.. 71 494 63 174 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 4 acres.. 98 160 bushels.. 6 712 13 668 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 92 197 acres.. 2 077 5 931 bushels.. 124 538 410 489 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 383 399 acres.. 80 583 53 739 bushels.. 2 691 495 1 938 803 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 339 404 acres.. 21 585 24 302 tons, dry.. 66 934 81 528 @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.