1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FILLMORE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 637 779 Land in farms ..................acres.. 340 471 359 590 Average size of farm .......acres.. 534 462 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 555 582 370 573 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 059 837 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 271 77 297 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 208 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 587 710 acres.. 313 099 331 631 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 580 698 acres.. 269 331 237 922 Irrigated land .................farms.. 410 485 acres.. 172 827 146 399 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 265 89 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 101 115 013 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 531 45 715 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 734 43 880 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 181 $100,000 or more .................... 273 221 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 617 67 189 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 328 86 361 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 636 778 $1,000.. 27 166 20 548 Average per farm..........dollars.. 42 713 26 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 527 652 Other ............................... 110 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 278 200 days or more ................... 82 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 341 number.. 30 072 30 790 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 257 number.. 6 689 6 848 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 221 280 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 354 number.. 39 258 38 192 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 193 number.. 107 762 98 160 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 166 209 number.. 209 450 162 778 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 40 number.. 1 187 1 081 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 31 number.. 655 2 936 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 2 350 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 413 475 acres.. 152 925 122 106 bushels.. 23 234 137 17 093 574 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 30 acres.. 1 060 944 tons, green.. 21 080 16 584 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 406 481 acres.. 53 311 48 529 bushels.. 4 960 605 3 908 854 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 267 417 acres.. 15 656 20 631 bushels.. 377 915 821 284 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 53 acres.. 717 995 bushels.. 47 636 53 016 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 422 533 acres.. 41 437 39 552 bushels.. 1 783 342 1 571 267 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 253 295 acres.. 7 313 7 391 tons, dry.. 19 829 21 807 @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. .