1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 433 448 Land in farms ..................acres.. 313 779 307 527 Average size of farm .......acres.. 725 686 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 262 364 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 569 548 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 695 46 786 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 103 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 382 380 acres.. 182 972 194 601 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 343 360 acres.. 136 887 128 593 Irrigated land .................farms.. 124 134 acres.. 36 839 36 034 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 702 92 643 Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 592 206 793 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 419 18 286 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 87 283 74 357 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 76 $100,000 or more .................... 121 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 076 82 413 Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 590 183 548 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 317 Other ............................... 157 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 182 200 days or more ................... 127 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 317 number.. 82 599 71 545 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 292 number.. 18 011 17 591 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. 538 538 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 320 number.. 104 659 90 314 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 74 number.. 48 104 26 404 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 77 number.. 84 541 47 532 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 10 number.. 333 481 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 13 number.. 385 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 1 136 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 208 140 acres.. 56 886 33 475 bushels.. 6 893 430 4 701 615 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 6 acres.. 1 792 481 tons, green.. 25 715 8 085 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 161 232 acres.. 20 404 34 440 bushels.. 1 555 437 2 750 583 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 204 257 acres.. 28 934 36 519 bushels.. 1 031 832 1 381 960 Oats for grain................farms.. 32 37 acres.. 1 135 827 bushels.. 79 106 42 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 84 75 acres.. 9 485 5 683 bushels.. 413 969 226 738 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 263 acres.. 21 279 19 532 tons, dry.. 48 601 46 337 @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.