1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 388 475 Land in farms ..................acres.. 96 093 120 598 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 437 993 304 029 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 663 1 305 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 425 46 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 62 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 336 406 acres.. 86 141 106 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 309 369 acres.. 77 762 83 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 62 73 acres.. 13 108 16 030 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 085 38 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 580 81 192 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 852 16 382 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 233 22 184 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 54 $100,000 or more .................... 86 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 307 29 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 955 61 433 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 388 475 $1,000.. 9 312 6 180 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 000 13 010 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 251 Other ............................... 192 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 259 200 days or more ................... 133 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 104 140 number.. 11 972 16 712 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 70 number.. 1 766 1 826 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 28 number.. 284 934 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 139 number.. 18 116 23 335 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 50 number.. 11 592 18 730 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 56 number.. 25 537 30 146 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 433 425 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 31 number.. (D) 1 775 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 203 262 acres.. 45 999 45 033 bushels.. 6 095 853 5 155 864 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 15 acres.. 294 786 tons, green.. 5 202 13 890 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 4 acres.. 467 (D) bushels.. 44 844 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 23 acres.. 783 393 bushels.. 22 065 16 700 Oats for grain................farms.. 19 21 acres.. 338 358 bushels.. 17 567 16 163 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 183 237 acres.. 25 329 29 719 bushels.. 1 042 065 1 073 172 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 156 acres.. 5 532 5 629 tons, dry.. 17 337 16 786 @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. .