1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRONTIER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 419 496 Land in farms ..................acres.. 526 476 537 240 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 257 1 083 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 444 534 327 121 Average per acre .........dollars.. 334 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 375 60 622 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 19 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 72 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 199 197 Total cropland .................farms.. 373 448 acres.. 231 617 254 240 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 362 427 acres.. 149 321 140 652 Irrigated land .................farms.. 196 253 acres.. 54 024 54 318 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 563 35 867 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 582 72 313 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 589 18 151 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 974 17 716 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 131 $100,000 or more .................... 159 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 962 29 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 863 60 073 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 420 496 $1,000.. 8 072 6 063 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 218 12 224 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 335 395 Other ............................... 84 101 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 173 200 days or more ................... 61 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 325 377 number.. 52 761 56 603 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 363 number.. 30 528 30 292 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 26 number.. 280 672 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 329 382 number.. 29 031 31 788 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 78 number.. 14 711 13 754 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 74 83 number.. 30 538 26 705 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 11 number.. 672 322 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 51 number.. 870 2 571 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 538 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 266 286 acres.. 71 429 55 482 bushels.. 8 552 406 6 968 104 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 35 acres.. 1 451 1 090 tons, green.. 18 715 13 607 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 119 184 acres.. 10 076 15 678 bushels.. 629 756 906 615 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 276 348 acres.. 44 796 42 612 bushels.. 1 748 846 1 737 398 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 104 acres.. 821 3 815 bushels.. 44 414 183 863 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 99 acres.. 2 276 4 983 bushels.. 81 052 165 493 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 239 260 acres.. 17 412 18 307 tons, dry.. 48 967 45 229 @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. .