1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANTELOPE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 891 1 009 Land in farms ..................acres.. 489 384 508 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 549 504 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 390 349 287 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 711 554 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 435 67 568 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 44 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 178 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 337 500 to 999 acres .................... 212 241 1,000 acres or more ................. 138 128 Total cropland .................farms.. 786 895 acres.. 367 527 387 911 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 734 849 acres.. 284 044 258 429 Irrigated land .................farms.. 477 532 acres.. 162 014 141 381 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 121 668 101 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 552 100 864 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 916 36 810 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 752 64 962 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 157 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 163 229 $100,000 or more .................... 337 293 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 692 81 440 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 767 80 713 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 890 1 009 $1,000.. 23 227 21 837 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 098 21 642 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 733 846 Other ............................... 158 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 315 200 days or more ................... 144 121 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 570 642 number.. 83 535 87 954 Beef cows ..................farms.. 368 380 number.. 21 319 21 674 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 107 number.. 4 776 5 621 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 586 661 number.. 73 014 70 274 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 280 327 number.. 90 708 86 388 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 291 341 number.. 188 932 149 024 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 40 number.. 1 203 2 185 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 45 number.. (D) 4 399 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 2 324 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 662 791 acres.. 185 922 166 039 bushels.. 22 043 654 17 510 089 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 130 115 acres.. 5 311 3 789 tons, green.. 71 604 56 111 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 7 acres.. 491 253 bushels.. 31 882 12 093 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 24 acres.. 581 781 bushels.. 13 175 28 075 Oats for grain................farms.. 135 177 acres.. 3 839 5 705 bushels.. 223 786 264 760 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 414 480 acres.. 43 666 38 804 bushels.. 1 503 535 1 217 392 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 484 519 acres.. 36 768 32 779 tons, dry.. 95 226 77 515 @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. .