1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 307 1 321 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 552 166 1 425 338 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 188 1 079 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 547 349 419 185 Average per acre .........dollars.. 444 405 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 914 53 493 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 98 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 231 500 to 999 acres .................... 267 261 1,000 acres or more ................. 482 466 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 038 1 041 acres.. 486 411 485 982 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 962 974 acres.. 377 047 333 526 Irrigated land .................farms.. 567 560 acres.. 198 803 180 812 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 288 541 219 113 Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 766 165 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 101 47 988 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 212 440 171 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 202 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 189 206 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 220 246 $100,000 or more .................... 440 373 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 206 332 198 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 988 150 518 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 932 990 Other ............................... 375 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 554 538 200 days or more ................... 324 318 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 037 1 008 number.. 298 578 246 905 Beef cows ..................farms.. 896 873 number.. 101 397 90 391 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 49 number.. 1 654 1 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 046 1 017 number.. 288 956 214 565 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 180 number.. 63 586 50 157 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 202 number.. 114 092 104 911 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 80 number.. 4 318 5 082 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 56 number.. 1 613 1 899 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 560 285 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 675 682 acres.. 217 261 189 435 bushels.. 26 265 913 22 757 202 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 193 170 acres.. 11 014 7 872 tons, green.. 178 152 142 716 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 28 acres.. 652 1 957 bushels.. 34 017 75 065 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 141 200 acres.. 12 134 15 527 bushels.. 430 992 491 364 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 56 acres.. 611 1 833 bushels.. 31 317 79 654 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 238 220 acres.. 28 214 16 214 bushels.. 1 199 770 563 230 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 813 812 acres.. 108 927 101 074 tons, dry.. 270 772 254 234 @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.