1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOONE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 787 936 Land in farms ..................acres.. 437 826 442 540 Average size of farm .......acres.. 556 473 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 384 941 306 763 Average per acre .........dollars.. 713 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 759 69 082 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 261 370 500 to 999 acres .................... 172 181 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 701 842 acres.. 323 129 327 075 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 677 805 acres.. 241 939 208 272 Irrigated land .................farms.. 364 454 acres.. 116 578 94 308 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 119 962 97 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 430 103 888 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 430 29 545 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 78 532 67 694 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 181 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 208 $100,000 or more .................... 266 208 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 111 74 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 559 79 990 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 787 936 $1,000.. 15 024 24 858 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 090 26 557 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 596 761 Other ............................... 191 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 281 315 200 days or more ................... 163 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 487 617 number.. 75 756 77 940 Beef cows ..................farms.. 358 426 number.. 22 975 21 087 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 58 number.. 1 465 1 846 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 506 647 number.. 74 385 67 760 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 264 316 number.. 112 196 101 612 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 278 334 number.. 221 618 207 768 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 40 number.. 1 125 2 157 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 42 number.. 691 2 930 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 280 970 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 598 742 acres.. 173 584 143 001 bushels.. 20 835 675 15 038 730 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 94 103 acres.. 3 947 4 483 tons, green.. 52 592 56 554 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 32 acres.. 1 810 1 754 bushels.. 123 240 120 154 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 34 78 acres.. 1 233 2 271 bushels.. 38 856 73 451 Oats for grain................farms.. 130 205 acres.. 4 824 7 030 bushels.. 319 739 353 049 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 359 434 acres.. 26 550 25 863 bushels.. 946 087 786 654 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 492 530 acres.. 31 634 25 577 tons, dry.. 90 060 71 000 @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. .