1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEYENNE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 668 740 Land in farms ..................acres.. 772 453 765 900 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 156 1 035 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 426 374 484 Average per acre .........dollars.. 343 366 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 479 64 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 20 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 141 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 164 1,000 acres or more ................. 282 283 Total cropland .................farms.. 620 687 acres.. 570 726 579 089 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 588 677 acres.. 248 961 284 095 Irrigated land .................farms.. 171 151 acres.. 44 654 33 895 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 633 94 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 655 127 575 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 567 29 059 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 067 65 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 161 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 136 $100,000 or more .................... 108 135 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 925 79 448 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 320 107 362 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 667 740 $1,000.. 7 528 13 798 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 287 18 646 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 502 546 Other ............................... 166 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 308 200 days or more ................... 133 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 254 295 number.. 57 135 61 423 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 207 number.. 12 557 11 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 93 96 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 296 number.. 89 548 95 628 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 40 number.. 8 710 14 706 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 40 number.. 28 571 36 731 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 24 number.. 683 3 217 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 46 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 109 100 acres.. 16 506 10 733 bushels.. 2 021 034 1 245 558 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 43 acres.. 3 399 3 170 tons, green.. 61 988 62 375 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 17 acres.. 630 874 bushels.. 43 368 31 414 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 534 644 acres.. 174 861 180 483 bushels.. 4 295 085 7 931 569 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 91 acres.. 1 850 5 427 bushels.. 125 503 283 188 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 201 acres.. 12 922 16 281 tons, dry.. 30 271 41 055 @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. .