1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BURT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 588 729 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 005 290 941 Average size of farm .......acres.. 459 399 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 474 159 332 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 050 834 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 403 57 479 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 167 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 532 665 acres.. 245 606 266 880 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 511 634 acres.. 209 619 205 484 Irrigated land .................farms.. 131 156 acres.. 34 348 33 003 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 915 81 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 420 111 485 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 993 36 305 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 922 44 968 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 141 $100,000 or more .................... 227 217 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 315 59 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 985 81 710 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 588 729 $1,000.. 22 926 19 473 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 990 26 712 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 457 582 Other ............................... 131 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 203 275 200 days or more ................... 104 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 214 259 number.. 33 080 33 910 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 176 number.. 6 525 6 422 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 20 number.. 654 1 273 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 215 268 number.. 43 430 43 342 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 150 165 number.. 69 038 74 649 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 167 177 number.. 169 068 134 615 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 35 number.. 1 250 1 915 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 38 number.. 1 641 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. (D) 2 415 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 459 586 acres.. 106 613 90 719 bushels.. 14 175 210 10 576 336 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 34 acres.. 1 493 2 274 tons, green.. 22 592 36 915 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 7 acres.. 238 427 bushels.. 20 016 43 380 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 40 acres.. 1 072 1 727 bushels.. 37 934 53 708 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 100 acres.. 1 217 2 422 bushels.. 74 583 125 559 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 441 566 acres.. 91 894 102 541 bushels.. 3 832 451 3 702 080 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 217 acres.. 11 323 7 739 tons, dry.. 42 881 29 146 @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. .