1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHASE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 368 468 Land in farms ..................acres.. 521 389 534 369 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 417 1 142 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 752 305 503 894 Average per acre .........dollars.. 515 455 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 019 90 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 41 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 167 182 Total cropland .................farms.. 329 413 acres.. 319 652 324 459 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 309 393 acres.. 205 219 193 967 Irrigated land .................farms.. 239 282 acres.. 158 256 141 786 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 232 67 329 Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 869 143 865 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 055 39 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 176 27 480 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 85 $100,000 or more .................... 184 183 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 781 52 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 187 414 111 612 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 367 470 $1,000.. 8 148 16 732 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 201 35 600 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 368 Other ............................... 92 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 161 200 days or more ................... 68 93 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 237 number.. 57 118 52 810 Beef cows ..................farms.. 147 196 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 236 number.. 46 951 42 121 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 74 number.. 11 822 19 508 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 74 number.. 17 510 36 542 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 17 number.. 988 1 145 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 22 number.. 189 586 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 700 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 228 269 acres.. 122 613 94 524 bushels.. 15 706 156 14 787 895 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 22 acres.. 2 964 2 068 tons, green.. 48 143 26 513 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 34 acres.. 1 122 2 219 bushels.. 62 417 132 461 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 214 276 acres.. 46 586 51 663 bushels.. 1 098 967 2 246 630 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 34 acres.. 725 2 126 bushels.. 23 425 108 240 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 30 acres.. (D) 2 896 bushels.. (D) 73 578 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 136 acres.. 8 138 10 794 tons, dry.. 23 274 28 895 @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. .