1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 041 1 106 Land in farms ..................acres.. 428 769 419 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 412 379 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 398 236 371 Average per acre .........dollars.. 743 620 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 908 48 991 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 183 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 374 428 500 to 999 acres .................... 232 230 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 892 976 acres.. 359 396 351 258 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 844 937 acres.. 278 974 249 930 Irrigated land .................farms.. 170 233 acres.. 51 170 48 234 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 722 106 429 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 770 96 229 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 825 25 532 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 92 897 80 897 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 203 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 160 198 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 211 235 $100,000 or more .................... 365 325 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 577 84 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 786 76 282 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 040 1 105 $1,000.. 25 286 20 926 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 313 18 937 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 812 885 Other ............................... 229 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 383 200 days or more ................... 201 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 698 721 number.. 90 611 85 325 Beef cows ..................farms.. 473 406 number.. 19 893 16 071 Milk cows ..................farms.. 124 164 number.. 5 816 6 663 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 703 741 number.. 73 464 71 186 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 507 586 number.. 190 253 163 901 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 532 609 number.. 351 935 301 113 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 16 number.. 1 010 1 040 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 79 number.. (D) 9 851 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 10 number.. 1 230 1 415 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 750 871 acres.. 141 516 114 776 bushels.. 14 638 953 9 934 040 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 176 186 acres.. 5 138 5 307 tons, green.. 62 188 51 731 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 12 acres.. 1 033 275 bushels.. 64 359 22 131 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 14 acres.. 158 497 bushels.. 7 404 13 968 Oats for grain................farms.. 423 513 acres.. 20 704 26 189 bushels.. 1 443 990 1 273 717 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 549 646 acres.. 72 289 65 880 bushels.. 2 551 288 2 024 864 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 660 671 acres.. 44 295 38 618 tons, dry.. 145 365 114 745 @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. .