NUMBER OF FARMS REPORTING MAJOR ITEMS

NUMBER OF FARMS REPORTING MAJOR ITEMS
Nebraska - Selected Years
Item	1954	1959	1964	1969	1974	1978	1982	1987	1992	1997	2002
Cattle and Calves	89,983	75,866	66,439	54,119	48,818	42,724	39,555	34,701	30,421	30,214	25,083
20 and Over	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	36,185	33,539	28,762	25,310	25,047	20,719
Hogs and Pigs	59,311	52,656	38,978	29,029	21,301	20,532	15,998	13,363	10,826	6,312	3,075
Sheep and Lambs	NA	NA	NA	NA	2,796	2,279	2,929	2,846	2,185	1,615	1,435
Horses and Ponies	NA	NA	NA	NA	8,898	10,719	10,403	10,178	NA	NA	NA
Chickens ¹	81,813	64,002	42,393	19,267	11,370	7,788	5,790	4,225	1,993	1,571	1,396
Corn for Grain	81,824	70,120	50,587	44,338	40,830	39,326	34,573	34,717	29,679	29,879	23,889
Sorghums	16,740	31,455	33,224	22,170	18,605	17,976	15,106	12,576	10,513	6,140	2,871
Wheat	45,986	46,191	39,713	30,859	28,035	21,787	20,182	18,124	12,671	10,157	6,674
Soybeans	7,839	5,232	17,300	17,300	17,691	16,662	21,487	25,598	20,687	21,659	20,074
Hay	NA	NA	NA	45,698	43,083	38,097	33,840	30,224	27,433	25,215	22,981
¹ Three months & older
(NA) - not available
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture, 1999.
Last Updated: 6/24/04
by Nebraska Databook
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