1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 592 710 Land in farms ..................acres.. 357 067 364 702 Average size of farm .......acres.. 603 514 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 610 475 457 892 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 114 916 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 280 76 466 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 172 202 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 531 642 acres.. 296 167 302 826 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 517 619 acres.. 251 559 217 675 Irrigated land .................farms.. 429 505 acres.. 174 193 158 090 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 126 745 123 052 Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 096 173 312 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 016 43 530 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 729 79 522 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 143 $100,000 or more .................... 252 214 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 094 103 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 420 146 292 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 593 710 $1,000.. 27 729 18 364 Average per farm..........dollars.. 46 761 25 865 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 564 Other ............................... 128 146 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 274 200 days or more ................... 117 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 313 number.. 50 374 55 670 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 254 number.. (D) 15 230 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 14 number.. (D) 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 316 number.. 63 164 68 620 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 120 number.. 150 387 158 464 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 93 128 number.. 252 137 274 280 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 41 number.. 7 493 7 051 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 41 number.. 736 3 299 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 642 825 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 412 480 acres.. 138 109 120 404 bushels.. 20 077 130 17 176 768 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 23 acres.. 4 361 3 806 tons, green.. 97 384 90 599 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 340 383 acres.. 50 393 37 662 bushels.. 4 067 585 3 188 093 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 226 318 acres.. 14 587 17 065 bushels.. 459 085 691 449 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 22 acres.. 633 385 bushels.. 40 008 14 911 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 358 411 acres.. 33 745 30 470 bushels.. 1 178 546 1 244 366 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 231 acres.. 13 642 10 217 tons, dry.. 35 622 28 490 @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. .