1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOUP COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 143 134 Land in farms ..................acres.. 339 195 330 369 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 372 2 465 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 638 823 455 530 Average per acre .........dollars.. 254 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 353 48 055 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 17 15 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 18 20 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 119 112 acres.. 39 461 50 475 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 107 111 acres.. 33 637 38 793 Irrigated land .................farms.. 61 54 acres.. 10 763 10 755 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 933 14 996 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 425 111 907 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 572 1 623 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 361 13 373 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 3 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 23 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 24 $100,000 or more .................... 37 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 095 11 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 579 88 560 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 114 115 Other ............................... 29 19 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 54 40 200 days or more ................... 23 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 124 116 number.. 41 155 39 089 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 107 number.. 19 916 18 021 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. 157 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 116 number.. 22 975 22 795 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 13 number.. 2 319 2 488 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 13 number.. 3 302 4 941 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 40 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 3 number.. (D) 55 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 69 64 acres.. 8 322 6 636 bushels.. 891 466 861 110 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 32 acres.. 551 1 048 tons, green.. 8 080 13 731 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. 105 83 bushels.. 8 450 7 812 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 185 bushels.. (D) 8 636 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 8 acres.. 1 003 336 bushels.. 40 901 14 460 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 99 109 acres.. 24 262 32 648 tons, dry.. 42 132 51 246 @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.