1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FURNAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 459 539 Land in farms ..................acres.. 430 972 461 029 Average size of farm .......acres.. 939 855 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 422 794 341 406 Average per acre .........dollars.. 467 400 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 289 66 905 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 21 50 to 179 acres ..................... 45 64 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 109 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 165 174 Total cropland .................farms.. 410 471 acres.. 287 315 297 260 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 459 acres.. 171 580 174 247 Irrigated land .................farms.. 194 228 acres.. 42 528 42 337 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 032 50 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 182 94 130 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 626 21 136 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 406 29 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 105 $100,000 or more .................... 151 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 853 41 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 112 76 439 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 459 539 $1,000.. 15 105 9 379 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 908 17 401 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 350 419 Other ............................... 109 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 169 210 200 days or more ................... 78 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 330 number.. 50 283 50 130 Beef cows ..................farms.. 270 286 number.. 17 123 20 246 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 18 number.. 265 776 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 322 342 number.. 54 062 43 077 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 82 number.. 83 471 15 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 80 87 number.. 149 648 27 978 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 24 number.. 1 554 1 451 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 40 number.. (D) 1 734 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 1 890 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 225 270 acres.. 50 701 50 112 bushels.. 6 525 440 5 716 794 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 24 acres.. 1 169 826 tons, green.. 17 346 13 320 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 216 261 acres.. 29 999 33 741 bushels.. 2 541 288 2 494 130 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 333 401 acres.. 66 353 60 461 bushels.. 2 755 258 2 582 935 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 73 acres.. 285 2 066 bushels.. 15 807 99 945 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 107 140 acres.. 7 752 9 804 bushels.. 314 128 296 735 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 237 276 acres.. 18 003 15 828 tons, dry.. 62 459 56 218 @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. .