1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTLER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 805 961 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 849 361 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 417 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 204 299 686 Average per acre .........dollars.. 968 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 128 58 792 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 195 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 259 321 500 to 999 acres .................... 184 218 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 734 879 acres.. 293 645 315 819 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 705 865 acres.. 247 309 228 429 Irrigated land .................farms.. 270 374 acres.. 82 362 79 564 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 084 69 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 178 72 158 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 264 36 973 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 820 32 371 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 146 200 $100,000 or more .................... 232 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 320 52 712 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 659 54 794 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 805 962 $1,000.. 22 724 16 469 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 229 17 119 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 587 746 Other ............................... 218 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 368 200 days or more ................... 195 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 511 number.. 34 057 35 904 Beef cows ..................farms.. 356 403 number.. 11 087 11 833 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 22 number.. 428 590 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 429 510 number.. 34 147 36 468 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 167 196 number.. 48 003 50 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 179 203 number.. 120 178 72 771 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 65 number.. 2 027 3 609 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 81 number.. (D) 338 345 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) 780 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 551 654 acres.. 129 189 103 393 bushels.. 17 138 554 11 802 784 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 46 acres.. 1 193 1 233 tons, green.. 21 251 15 258 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 368 437 acres.. 45 272 41 910 bushels.. 3 779 007 3 480 278 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 145 319 acres.. 4 784 10 280 bushels.. 129 429 331 656 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 160 acres.. 1 144 3 067 bushels.. 75 583 151 253 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 538 698 acres.. 54 607 57 592 bushels.. 2 102 981 1 964 036 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 413 419 acres.. 14 314 12 911 tons, dry.. 43 483 40 000 @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. .