1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ARTHUR COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 93 90 Land in farms ..................acres.. 460 156 417 924 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 948 4 644 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 868 498 1 045 122 Average per acre .........dollars.. 176 225 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 189 38 586 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 2 180 to 499 acres .................... 4 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 71 64 acres.. 49 270 41 995 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 65 60 acres.. 33 567 35 865 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 24 acres.. 8 656 7 436 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 642 9 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 187 100 724 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 734 967 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 908 8 098 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 3 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 11 $100,000 or more .................... 34 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 908 6 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 781 74 054 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 93 90 $1,000.. 2 735 2 400 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 406 26 669 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 79 77 Other ............................... 14 13 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 26 29 200 days or more ................... 11 16 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 78 78 number.. 35 594 37 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 74 73 number.. 19 833 19 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 20 44 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 77 76 number.. 18 837 18 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 13 number.. 48 351 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 12 acres.. 2 799 4 232 bushels.. 260 435 480 104 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 1 acres.. 310 (D) tons, green.. 5 630 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 62 55 acres.. 30 220 30 724 tons, dry.. 40 126 40 221 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .