1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLFAX COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 694 778 Land in farms ..................acres.. 228 988 231 775 Average size of farm .......acres.. 330 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 330 620 270 022 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 026 884 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 446 55 079 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 288 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 608 683 acres.. 203 808 207 636 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 584 660 acres.. 177 389 166 024 Irrigated land .................farms.. 159 201 acres.. 41 032 39 884 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 177 498 127 772 Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 761 164 231 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 608 22 251 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 145 890 105 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 137 $100,000 or more .................... 229 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 151 899 108 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 190 139 324 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 693 778 $1,000.. 24 942 20 506 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 991 26 357 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 496 590 Other ............................... 198 188 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 270 284 200 days or more ................... 169 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 364 398 number.. 82 454 64 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 250 number.. 6 537 6 828 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 28 number.. 719 795 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 362 423 number.. 140 357 116 255 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 271 303 number.. 125 198 110 895 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 283 314 number.. 230 703 195 184 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 23 number.. 1 383 1 105 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 57 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) 2 250 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 519 604 acres.. 97 518 79 553 bushels.. 12 534 619 7 823 240 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 52 acres.. 3 350 4 359 tons, green.. 45 398 90 665 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 47 42 acres.. 2 447 1 348 bushels.. 198 747 104 824 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 86 acres.. 1 422 2 498 bushels.. 37 523 85 811 Oats for grain................farms.. 122 188 acres.. 2 913 4 618 bushels.. 213 612 261 392 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 465 562 acres.. 57 354 60 358 bushels.. 2 222 016 1 868 488 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 371 408 acres.. 16 399 15 550 tons, dry.. 56 127 52 816 @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. .