1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 657 780 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 465 366 589 Average size of farm .......acres.. 511 470 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 520 213 374 159 Average per acre .........dollars.. 985 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 578 69 764 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 173 239 500 to 999 acres .................... 184 206 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 605 717 acres.. 290 442 310 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 584 692 acres.. 238 108 213 508 Irrigated land .................farms.. 471 525 acres.. 164 399 140 797 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 153 567 103 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 739 132 537 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 441 43 806 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 97 126 59 573 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 172 $100,000 or more .................... 261 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 128 841 85 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 105 109 559 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 657 779 $1,000.. 23 444 16 794 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 684 21 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 500 589 Other ............................... 157 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 308 200 days or more ................... 151 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 293 333 number.. 75 026 48 341 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 287 number.. 9 335 9 981 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 57 506 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 344 number.. 114 676 78 534 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 111 number.. 18 807 26 377 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 122 number.. 34 768 45 729 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 42 number.. 1 608 4 090 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 41 number.. (D) 1 811 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 10 number.. 698 7 747 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 461 517 acres.. 146 367 122 649 bushels.. 22 133 630 18 000 892 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 22 acres.. 1 053 1 268 tons, green.. 24 101 26 084 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 291 348 acres.. 30 060 26 860 bushels.. 2 778 377 2 267 122 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 350 451 acres.. 26 896 28 973 bushels.. 922 208 1 275 307 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 38 acres.. 702 1 974 bushels.. 43 257 117 338 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 360 413 acres.. 24 578 24 523 bushels.. 1 009 894 992 412 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 238 248 acres.. 10 261 9 216 tons, dry.. 24 987 19 905 @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. .