1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PHELPS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 552 578 Land in farms ..................acres.. 378 814 375 771 Average size of farm .......acres.. 686 650 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 876 345 771 920 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 376 1 157 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 596 129 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 153 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 126 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 530 acres.. 301 608 308 022 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 475 514 acres.. 270 609 255 245 Irrigated land .................farms.. 421 475 acres.. 224 025 219 586 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 336 390 229 604 Average per farm .........dollars.. 609 402 397 239 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 931 57 964 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 250 459 171 640 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 69 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 127 $100,000 or more .................... 349 270 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 271 853 199 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 491 597 344 713 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 457 483 Other ............................... 95 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 170 179 200 days or more ................... 79 92 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 234 264 number.. 169 064 121 947 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 181 number.. 14 248 19 354 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 269 194 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 271 number.. 318 811 209 261 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 57 number.. 25 093 23 008 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 62 number.. 69 391 69 646 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 19 number.. 1 925 1 030 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 10 number.. 425 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 444 454 acres.. 231 065 186 739 bushels.. 34 309 293 24 866 052 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 66 39 acres.. 5 209 2 334 tons, green.. 68 455 35 005 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 55 180 acres.. 6 407 29 523 bushels.. 421 518 2 166 118 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 65 137 acres.. 4 482 9 806 bushels.. 155 436 359 857 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 8 acres.. 108 371 bushels.. 5 480 21 685 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 181 230 acres.. 15 813 15 709 bushels.. 756 820 554 151 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 232 acres.. 7 740 10 586 tons, dry.. 26 710 35 447 @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.