1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOX BUTTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 508 516 Land in farms ..................acres.. 696 502 649 612 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 371 1 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 527 933 563 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 347 452 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 284 107 421 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 63 65 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 225 199 Total cropland .................farms.. 450 458 acres.. 388 645 380 072 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 398 429 acres.. 233 288 215 832 Irrigated land .................farms.. 245 274 acres.. 135 860 130 163 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 150 821 130 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 892 252 231 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 547 53 731 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 274 76 420 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 77 $100,000 or more .................... 187 183 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 124 643 108 217 Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 360 210 129 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 373 388 Other ............................... 135 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 187 186 200 days or more ................... 107 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 244 number.. 93 274 68 307 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 190 number.. 15 585 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 3 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 244 number.. 122 301 94 935 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 38 number.. 1 248 2 716 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 38 number.. 1 304 4 981 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 19 number.. 844 1 252 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 192 208 acres.. 47 725 45 186 bushels.. 6 520 983 5 481 583 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 52 acres.. 3 322 4 478 tons, green.. 65 150 80 151 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 311 316 acres.. 97 365 92 967 bushels.. 3 781 151 3 427 205 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 13 acres.. 2 176 552 bushels.. 82 820 26 260 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 166 acres.. 26 107 17 345 tons, dry.. 59 331 40 261 @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.