1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMING COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 079 1 185 Land in farms ..................acres.. 345 739 359 241 Average size of farm .......acres.. 320 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 347 514 256 477 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 101 858 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 820 52 662 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 98 122 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 297 180 to 499 acres .................... 430 494 500 to 999 acres .................... 161 152 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 931 1 035 acres.. 295 877 310 335 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 909 1 006 acres.. 261 363 250 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 120 162 acres.. 26 333 29 430 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 434 696 338 229 Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 869 285 425 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 198 32 675 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 394 498 305 554 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 185 230 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 198 218 $100,000 or more .................... 422 390 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 353 429 283 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 553 239 636 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 079 1 185 $1,000.. 79 137 50 693 Average per farm..........dollars.. 73 343 42 779 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 825 951 Other ............................... 254 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 404 423 200 days or more ................... 226 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 564 599 number.. 216 895 169 137 Beef cows ..................farms.. 318 289 number.. 20 007 16 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 66 number.. 2 360 2 636 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 583 634 number.. 409 723 366 768 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 454 524 number.. 241 988 242 324 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 483 558 number.. 547 023 477 253 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 50 number.. 2 585 2 151 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 81 number.. (D) 40 137 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 15 number.. 1 147 7 810 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 850 952 acres.. 141 157 120 505 bushels.. 17 947 744 12 851 336 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 79 86 acres.. 5 114 4 963 tons, green.. 79 138 71 770 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 4 acres.. 537 (D) bushels.. 49 387 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 15 acres.. 306 262 bushels.. 10 958 8 712 Oats for grain................farms.. 149 225 acres.. 2 873 5 312 bushels.. 215 307 314 375 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 760 895 acres.. 86 169 94 893 bushels.. 3 615 845 3 399 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 616 602 acres.. 29 779 27 866 tons, dry.. 119 882 107 967 @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. .