1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DEUEL COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 244 262 Land in farms ..................acres.. 265 048 268 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 086 1 024 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 707 389 340 Average per acre .........dollars.. 401 383 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 791 65 571 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 61 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 101 Total cropland .................farms.. 232 243 acres.. 216 167 206 664 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 207 238 acres.. 90 898 104 397 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 53 acres.. 16 423 16 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 657 19 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 871 74 221 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 332 12 247 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 324 7 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 8 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 51 $100,000 or more .................... 39 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 378 14 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 729 57 186 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 244 262 $1,000.. (D) 4 819 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 18 392 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 187 Other ............................... 77 75 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 120 118 200 days or more ................... 57 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 78 number.. 9 704 13 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 49 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 78 87 number.. 7 358 12 293 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 15 number.. 2 656 5 517 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 16 number.. 1 452 6 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 356 721 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. 105 382 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 55 acres.. 13 173 8 678 bushels.. 1 416 759 1 205 065 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 8 acres.. 407 332 tons, green.. 7 377 5 740 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 18 acres.. (D) 1 375 bushels.. (D) 56 258 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 185 229 acres.. 63 829 70 109 bushels.. 1 319 542 3 295 499 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 65 acres.. 2 159 4 116 bushels.. 126 602 289 005 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 49 76 acres.. 2 438 4 888 tons, dry.. 5 831 (D) @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. .