1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GAGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 140 1 347 Land in farms ..................acres.. 508 754 530 197 Average size of farm .......acres.. 446 394 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 314 764 237 427 Average per acre .........dollars.. 716 598 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 610 51 165 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 117 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 123 50 to 179 acres ..................... 206 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 361 410 500 to 999 acres .................... 268 296 1,000 acres or more ................. 127 111 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 025 1 209 acres.. 410 715 433 645 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 987 1 174 acres.. 322 637 298 848 Irrigated land .................farms.. 204 224 acres.. 41 081 37 454 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 378 88 315 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 542 65 564 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 434 33 976 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 944 54 339 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 201 265 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 194 235 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 227 250 $100,000 or more .................... 297 238 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 201 68 044 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 334 50 478 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 140 1 348 $1,000.. 24 239 20 028 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 262 14 858 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 811 968 Other ............................... 329 379 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 501 589 200 days or more ................... 302 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 664 768 number.. 46 149 49 258 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 505 number.. 13 003 13 047 Milk cows ..................farms.. 103 137 number.. 5 399 5 539 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 673 787 number.. 32 354 36 049 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 316 372 number.. 122 620 116 080 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 351 404 number.. 271 390 246 695 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 44 number.. 1 328 2 013 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 79 number.. (D) 122 450 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 15 number.. 438 4 477 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 339 295 acres.. 37 287 30 049 bushels.. 5 230 039 3 449 386 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 58 acres.. 1 739 1 956 tons, green.. 29 431 24 958 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 848 1 012 acres.. 155 896 134 270 bushels.. 14 398 556 10 404 816 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 603 841 acres.. 45 560 52 195 bushels.. 1 354 029 1 816 279 Oats for grain................farms.. 174 216 acres.. 3 882 3 984 bushels.. 242 855 184 649 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 671 845 acres.. 57 532 54 043 bushels.. 2 381 461 1 786 631 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 637 707 acres.. 27 322 26 200 tons, dry.. 70 843 67 467 @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. .