1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GARFIELD COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 206 228 Land in farms ..................acres.. 307 960 338 136 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 495 1 483 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 300 371 854 Average per acre .........dollars.. 326 253 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 461 35 452 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 28 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 167 176 acres.. 67 106 89 449 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 148 158 acres.. 55 669 58 053 Irrigated land .................farms.. 63 67 acres.. 12 980 10 405 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 865 32 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 121 144 181 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 164 1 612 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 701 31 261 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 35 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 42 $100,000 or more .................... 54 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 574 29 967 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 727 131 436 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 154 Other ............................... 66 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 109 200 days or more ................... 54 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 152 181 number.. 45 232 48 593 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 158 number.. 17 652 17 968 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 18 64 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 187 number.. 38 229 46 350 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 20 number.. 2 292 2 792 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 22 number.. 2 956 6 628 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 18 number.. 504 682 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 27 number.. (D) 855 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 91 58 acres.. 13 763 6 943 bushels.. 1 527 305 627 946 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 42 acres.. 1 149 2 127 tons, green.. 16 484 23 126 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 45 bushels.. (D) 1 790 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 6 acres.. 1 647 398 bushels.. 68 689 8 944 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 144 acres.. 41 549 51 148 tons, dry.. 58 657 50 157 @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.