1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLAINE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 116 129 Land in farms ..................acres.. 460 513 426 581 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 970 3 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 630 102 648 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 160 197 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 692 35 678 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 10 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 8 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 80 94 acres.. 55 588 54 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 72 78 acres.. 42 371 34 562 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 31 acres.. 7 687 7 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 159 18 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 546 145 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 733 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 427 18 014 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 9 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 1 7 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 8 2 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 22 $100,000 or more .................... 43 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 353 15 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 729 118 649 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 116 129 $1,000.. 3 250 3 695 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 016 28 645 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 95 103 Other ............................... 21 26 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 39 51 200 days or more ................... 19 25 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 109 number.. 39 716 43 247 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 93 number.. 19 041 18 575 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 102 285 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 100 115 number.. 21 691 25 516 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 22 number.. 8 419 9 719 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 22 number.. 21 421 17 677 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 9 number.. 114 495 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 11 number.. (D) 278 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 19 acres.. 2 765 3 620 bushels.. 306 355 427 578 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 9 acres.. 915 1 029 tons, green.. 13 515 19 745 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 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.. 70 76 acres.. 38 982 31 086 tons, dry.. 55 521 37 706 @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. .