1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHERRY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 676 745 Land in farms ..................acres.. 3 887 635 3 962 751 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 751 5 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 060 035 1 302 352 Average per acre .........dollars.. 182 248 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 925 41 250 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 29 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 54 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 439 464 Total cropland .................farms.. 495 520 acres.. 407 033 406 160 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 452 487 acres.. 348 505 350 231 Irrigated land .................farms.. 99 102 acres.. 31 498 29 959 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 233 87 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 753 117 039 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 743 2 727 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 97 491 84 467 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 138 $100,000 or more .................... 279 238 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 976 66 897 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 391 89 795 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 676 745 $1,000.. 23 765 19 878 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 155 26 682 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 575 608 Other ............................... 101 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 213 244 200 days or more ................... 109 119 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 604 667 number.. 317 731 319 385 Beef cows ..................farms.. 573 588 number.. 169 536 152 662 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 99 number.. 585 934 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 609 677 number.. 166 431 165 417 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 39 number.. 4 169 6 243 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 43 number.. 11 713 13 842 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 20 number.. 282 1 258 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 71 number.. 949 1 979 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 42 57 acres.. 10 324 8 395 bushels.. 903 072 916 769 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 21 acres.. 2 827 2 048 tons, green.. 38 780 28 990 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 493 532 bushels.. 23 148 26 390 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 14 acres.. (D) 2 275 bushels.. 83 050 82 495 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 15 acres.. 748 814 bushels.. 37 275 36 820 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 442 477 acres.. 331 960 335 960 tons, dry.. 363 544 417 007 @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. .