1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 332 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 649 634 562 857 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 957 1 636 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 587 275 538 945 Average per acre .........dollars.. 292 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 478 63 574 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 55 57 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 146 133 Total cropland .................farms.. 273 270 acres.. 136 630 137 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 246 249 acres.. 98 107 88 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 144 156 acres.. 49 143 38 929 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 435 56 737 Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 273 164 932 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 909 7 805 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 526 48 932 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 48 $100,000 or more .................... 98 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 694 48 192 Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 981 140 093 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 332 344 $1,000.. 7 028 9 150 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 169 26 600 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 238 239 Other ............................... 94 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 154 200 days or more ................... 79 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 249 number.. 84 398 75 740 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 198 number.. 29 381 26 024 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 41 number.. 549 659 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 251 number.. 86 434 73 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 41 number.. 14 746 15 020 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 41 number.. 26 384 28 074 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 26 number.. 2 495 1 969 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 38 number.. 1 663 1 005 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 3 959 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 115 131 acres.. 37 809 30 584 bushels.. 4 445 054 4 011 636 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 27 acres.. 4 152 2 568 tons, green.. 71 216 47 581 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 190 bushels.. (D) 7 610 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 415 57 bushels.. 23 450 2 100 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 9 acres.. 882 510 bushels.. 29 122 14 688 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 190 acres.. 55 031 53 143 tons, dry.. 68 482 73 922 @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. .