1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 444 523 Land in farms ..................acres.. 323 315 354 603 Average size of farm .......acres.. 728 678 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 579 024 423 730 Average per acre .........dollars.. 793 544 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 406 54 767 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 70 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 113 106 Total cropland .................farms.. 377 456 acres.. 191 138 209 053 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 349 436 acres.. 135 858 128 483 Irrigated land .................farms.. 247 308 acres.. 73 268 67 735 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 407 39 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 520 75 086 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 622 21 789 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 785 17 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 112 $100,000 or more .................... 131 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 569 32 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 110 62 548 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 444 523 $1,000.. 11 748 4 916 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 459 9 399 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 350 418 Other ............................... 94 105 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 172 183 200 days or more ................... 86 86 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 323 number.. 40 997 46 281 Beef cows ..................farms.. 247 289 number.. 18 789 19 936 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 22 number.. 683 765 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 326 number.. 26 725 28 634 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 110 number.. 13 814 16 642 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 112 number.. 25 796 33 314 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 30 number.. 409 910 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 34 number.. (D) 1 215 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 26 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 242 286 acres.. 73 553 56 937 bushels.. 10 598 784 8 113 836 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 33 acres.. 1 200 825 tons, green.. 17 670 13 496 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 215 261 acres.. 23 401 25 999 bushels.. 1 917 650 2 229 120 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 249 319 acres.. 21 785 24 154 bushels.. 806 023 1 036 290 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 53 acres.. 262 1 134 bushels.. 16 262 52 645 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 106 185 acres.. 5 883 8 987 bushels.. 242 056 344 314 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 242 acres.. 13 271 11 470 tons, dry.. 26 744 27 726 @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. .