1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ARTHUR COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 83 93 Land in farms ..................acres.. 465 313 460 156 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 606 4 948 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 168 441 868 498 Average per acre .........dollars.. 208 176 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 742 47 189 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 1 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 2 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 4 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 71 71 acres.. 59 489 49 270 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 69 65 acres.. 44 160 33 567 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 29 acres.. 16 097 8 656 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 487 11 642 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 497 125 187 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 000 734 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 487 10 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 2 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 0 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 5 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 15 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 12 $100,000 or more .................... 37 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 756 8 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 544 95 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 79 Other ............................... 12 14 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 29 26 200 days or more ................... 12 11 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 79 78 number.. 38 108 35 594 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 74 number.. 20 412 19 833 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. 4 20 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 79 77 number.. 21 277 18 837 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 48 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 12 acres.. 5 854 2 799 bushels.. 685 110 260 435 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 271 310 tons, green.. 2 600 5 630 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 64 62 acres.. 38 384 30 220 tons, dry.. 52 082 40 126 @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.