1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARDEN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 297 335 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 069 778 1 074 776 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 602 3 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 661 974 711 101 Average per acre .........dollars.. 187 216 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 421 60 110 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 44 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 147 151 Total cropland .................farms.. 257 307 acres.. 213 111 221 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 239 297 acres.. 127 635 134 431 Irrigated land .................farms.. 109 121 acres.. 30 958 35 994 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 688 45 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 199 134 969 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 842 10 520 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 846 34 695 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 59 $100,000 or more .................... 78 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 547 37 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 521 112 963 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 297 335 $1,000.. 5 936 6 186 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 987 18 465 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 257 Other ............................... 58 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 142 200 days or more ................... 55 57 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 205 number.. 73 899 80 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 173 number.. 34 554 34 439 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 4 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 160 210 number.. 61 546 61 688 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 20 number.. 5 427 3 028 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 20 number.. 7 339 5 088 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 425 661 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 36 number.. 400 885 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 83 106 acres.. 15 725 13 452 bushels.. 1 923 724 1 578 345 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 26 acres.. 1 250 1 322 tons, green.. 27 562 22 305 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 13 acres.. 113 684 bushels.. 5 981 23 703 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 143 196 acres.. 53 345 51 475 bushels.. 1 530 695 2 264 248 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 54 acres.. 1 634 2 612 bushels.. 102 959 153 695 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 6 acres.. 59 253 bushels.. 1 516 9 280 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 187 acres.. 51 609 59 381 tons, dry.. 79 124 82 781 @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. .