1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 097 1 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 587 595 581 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 536 495 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 399 136 298 494 Average per acre .........dollars.. 773 605 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 748 58 056 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 92 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 235 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 289 314 500 to 999 acres .................... 226 253 1,000 acres or more ................. 169 156 Total cropland .................farms.. 934 1 047 acres.. 381 367 384 905 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 883 1 003 acres.. 280 579 246 893 Irrigated land .................farms.. 681 752 acres.. 208 166 175 190 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 148 772 122 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 617 104 165 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 861 47 890 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 912 74 504 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 168 215 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 197 233 $100,000 or more .................... 328 263 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 121 682 101 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 922 86 227 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 097 1 176 $1,000.. 29 523 19 618 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 913 16 682 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 772 844 Other ............................... 325 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 471 200 days or more ................... 282 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 658 698 number.. 105 774 98 447 Beef cows ..................farms.. 547 560 number.. 35 912 31 870 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 45 number.. 897 1 512 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 676 709 number.. 101 615 105 217 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 184 228 number.. 45 953 39 996 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 195 237 number.. 87 414 68 884 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 68 number.. 13 074 10 101 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 65 number.. 622 2 747 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. 270 560 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 682 803 acres.. 182 666 156 077 bushels.. 25 912 019 22 177 856 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 88 103 acres.. 2 575 2 960 tons, green.. 37 467 42 873 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 142 137 acres.. 10 840 8 074 bushels.. 758 497 531 272 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 274 360 acres.. 12 691 16 000 bushels.. 446 362 585 988 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 73 acres.. 970 1 477 bushels.. 50 890 70 305 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 432 462 acres.. 35 017 26 207 bushels.. 1 422 809 1 116 213 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 607 627 acres.. 40 132 40 727 tons, dry.. 111 276 122 119 @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. .