1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 THOMAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 87 97 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 521 360 203 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 236 3 713 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 678 285 605 183 Average per acre .........dollars.. 160 163 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 528 40 074 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 8 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 8 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 54 53 acres.. 13 677 14 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 48 43 acres.. 12 308 8 976 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 1 956 2 971 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 363 9 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 126 92 789 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 797 152 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 566 8 849 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 5 6 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 13 11 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 17 $100,000 or more .................... 24 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 914 7 246 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 477 74 702 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 60 68 Other ............................... 27 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 43 50 200 days or more ................... 19 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 84 number.. 27 902 26 136 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 73 number.. 13 790 13 210 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 4 number.. 7 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 86 number.. 12 615 14 968 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 3 309 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 7 366 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 51 129 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 5 acres.. 1 010 992 bushels.. 127 225 126 315 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 227 tons, green.. (D) 3 550 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 45 42 acres.. 10 289 7 052 tons, dry.. 16 819 10 415 @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.