1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BANNER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 200 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 407 678 411 712 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 038 1 942 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 621 834 582 321 Average per acre .........dollars.. 289 263 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 395 55 752 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 1 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 30 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 122 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 177 192 acres.. 197 571 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 159 173 acres.. 81 734 81 189 Irrigated land .................farms.. 66 58 acres.. 19 442 15 396 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 095 16 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 180 475 76 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 609 8 761 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 486 7 555 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 13 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 43 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 32 $100,000 or more .................... 54 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 172 13 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 858 63 335 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 200 212 $1,000.. 4 018 3 893 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 089 18 364 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 158 160 Other ............................... 42 52 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 82 87 200 days or more ................... 39 43 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 113 120 number.. 40 678 29 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 106 number.. 10 911 10 014 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 4 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 122 number.. 38 546 15 687 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 1 477 1 757 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 3 721 2 950 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 6 number.. 884 1 062 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 19 number.. (D) 723 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 38 34 acres.. 6 158 3 042 bushels.. 652 657 291 133 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 16 acres.. 731 1 011 tons, green.. 9 280 11 437 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 328 bushels.. 0 9 990 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 124 151 acres.. 56 379 50 498 bushels.. 1 519 193 1 527 463 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 23 acres.. 630 1 132 bushels.. 20 498 40 988 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 93 acres.. 8 476 10 710 tons, dry.. 26 978 24 998 @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. .