1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NUCKOLLS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 496 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 327 445 333 488 Average size of farm .......acres.. 660 616 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 426 322 319 209 Average per acre .........dollars.. 766 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 047 63 415 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 148 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 97 Total cropland .................farms.. 455 483 acres.. 227 670 255 048 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 435 468 acres.. 191 621 175 446 Irrigated land .................farms.. 159 155 acres.. 49 604 42 369 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 141 47 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 156 87 477 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 172 23 126 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 969 24 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 95 $100,000 or more .................... 181 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 101 34 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 866 62 961 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 397 Other ............................... 150 144 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 226 200 days or more ................... 136 115 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 333 368 number.. 36 664 38 805 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 313 number.. 15 063 15 950 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 23 number.. 451 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 366 number.. 20 289 26 042 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 144 number.. 25 474 47 317 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 150 number.. 42 233 91 860 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 23 number.. 899 1 279 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 19 number.. 249 2 122 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 10 500 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 272 152 acres.. 66 528 35 441 bushels.. 8 512 596 5 068 896 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 13 acres.. 421 564 tons, green.. 6 664 7 379 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 292 376 acres.. 46 995 66 263 bushels.. 3 749 797 5 182 880 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 303 346 acres.. 36 836 42 983 bushels.. 1 340 403 1 419 520 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 72 acres.. 1 167 1 625 bushels.. 82 070 99 756 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 195 112 acres.. 25 076 11 553 bushels.. 1 097 507 447 718 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 335 acres.. 16 483 18 410 tons, dry.. 40 242 43 789 @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.