1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 721 913 Land in farms ..................acres.. 296 016 338 390 Average size of farm .......acres.. 411 371 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 516 876 367 813 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 233 952 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 179 62 802 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 156 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 648 823 acres.. 257 741 292 217 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 611 778 acres.. 225 912 225 736 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 35 acres.. 2 381 3 789 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 130 55 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 946 60 634 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 587 35 763 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 543 19 595 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 137 $100,000 or more .................... 197 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 827 38 577 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 871 42 207 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 720 914 $1,000.. 18 892 19 063 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 239 20 856 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 458 587 Other ............................... 263 326 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 319 426 200 days or more ................... 226 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 465 number.. 21 643 26 576 Beef cows ..................farms.. 300 357 number.. 7 400 8 154 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 37 number.. 962 1 225 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 458 number.. 18 518 20 709 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 139 number.. 26 291 27 874 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 153 number.. 50 581 52 747 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 28 number.. 862 948 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 55 number.. (D) 6 438 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 3 455 1 695 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 438 561 acres.. 91 047 74 973 bushels.. 12 362 937 7 761 011 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 36 acres.. 724 1 014 tons, green.. 8 564 13 812 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 113 231 acres.. 17 015 24 339 bushels.. 1 587 490 1 957 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 164 350 acres.. 8 544 17 304 bushels.. 268 439 670 880 Oats for grain................farms.. 45 95 acres.. 781 1 807 bushels.. 59 902 101 137 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 485 631 acres.. 99 003 98 682 bushels.. 4 167 652 3 430 742 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 360 390 acres.. 10 874 10 143 tons, dry.. 36 487 35 480 @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. .