1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOYD COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 395 443 Land in farms ..................acres.. 296 164 293 720 Average size of farm .......acres.. 750 663 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 529 160 563 Average per acre .........dollars.. 293 252 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 610 40 651 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 43 57 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 381 acres.. 133 908 152 788 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 312 361 acres.. 96 627 94 438 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 28 acres.. 4 129 3 401 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 759 23 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 213 52 436 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 040 4 843 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 719 18 386 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 65 $100,000 or more .................... 61 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 409 15 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 137 35 197 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 395 444 $1,000.. 5 362 6 053 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 575 13 632 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 338 Other ............................... 78 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 154 174 200 days or more ................... 59 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 358 number.. 43 043 44 904 Beef cows ..................farms.. 274 314 number.. 19 184 19 413 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 48 number.. 1 399 1 430 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 356 number.. 24 126 25 070 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 122 164 number.. 28 718 24 797 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 175 number.. 49 928 45 240 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 29 number.. 427 1 673 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 54 number.. 818 5 421 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 1 100 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 182 246 acres.. 23 828 26 283 bushels.. 1 877 292 1 744 587 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 35 acres.. 1 402 1 507 tons, green.. 8 780 13 142 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 101 72 acres.. 12 159 6 158 bushels.. 649 999 372 290 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 60 acres.. 1 298 3 050 bushels.. 30 305 77 392 Oats for grain................farms.. 127 195 acres.. 7 103 11 436 bushels.. 401 401 430 357 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 73 79 acres.. 6 930 4 594 bushels.. 206 485 161 046 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 278 314 acres.. 44 553 40 074 tons, dry.. 95 586 77 320 @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. .