1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 321 1 457 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 425 338 1 488 506 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 079 1 022 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 419 185 280 318 Average per acre .........dollars.. 405 265 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 493 50 237 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 98 118 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 231 285 500 to 999 acres .................... 261 316 1,000 acres or more ................. 466 492 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 041 1 219 acres.. 485 982 523 957 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 974 1 150 acres.. 333 526 315 365 Irrigated land .................farms.. 560 678 acres.. 180 812 149 883 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 219 113 154 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 869 105 814 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 988 41 629 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 171 125 112 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 202 284 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 206 272 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 246 258 $100,000 or more .................... 373 335 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 198 834 130 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 518 89 530 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 321 1 457 $1,000.. 19 947 28 685 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 100 19 688 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 990 1 084 Other ............................... 331 373 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 538 613 200 days or more ................... 318 326 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 008 1 105 number.. 246 905 223 276 Beef cows ..................farms.. 873 946 number.. 90 391 87 044 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 91 number.. 1 493 2 222 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 017 1 120 number.. 214 565 167 756 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 180 254 number.. 50 157 50 515 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 202 264 number.. 104 911 95 949 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 108 number.. 5 082 7 654 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 56 125 number.. 1 899 6 599 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 11 number.. 285 660 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 682 858 acres.. 189 435 164 614 bushels.. 22 757 202 20 942 858 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 170 159 acres.. 7 872 6 798 tons, green.. 142 716 113 428 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 28 25 acres.. 1 957 1 525 bushels.. 75 065 104 711 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 200 382 acres.. 15 527 26 751 bushels.. 491 364 1 045 373 Oats for grain................farms.. 56 101 acres.. 1 833 2 453 bushels.. 79 654 130 986 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 220 284 acres.. 16 214 18 476 bushels.. 563 230 636 669 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 812 940 acres.. 101 074 96 571 tons, dry.. 254 234 249 065 @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. .