1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GARFIELD COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 228 248 Land in farms ..................acres.. 338 136 325 840 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 483 1 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 371 854 327 407 Average per acre .........dollars.. 253 223 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 452 38 560 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 9 50 to 179 acres ..................... 28 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 36 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 176 201 acres.. 89 449 92 291 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 158 192 acres.. 58 053 64 136 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 79 acres.. 10 405 13 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 873 18 803 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 181 75 818 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 612 1 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 261 16 958 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 37 $100,000 or more .................... 45 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 967 12 740 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 436 51 370 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 228 248 $1,000.. 4 981 6 343 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 848 25 576 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 154 169 Other ............................... 74 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 109 116 200 days or more ................... 56 62 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 199 number.. 48 593 40 812 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 174 number.. 17 968 20 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 16 number.. 64 212 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 187 201 number.. 46 350 30 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 41 number.. 2 792 3 511 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 41 number.. 6 628 8 166 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 11 number.. 682 550 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 33 number.. 855 968 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 58 103 acres.. 6 943 10 663 bushels.. 627 946 1 078 779 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 38 acres.. 2 127 1 232 tons, green.. 23 126 14 101 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 193 bushels.. 0 6 319 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 414 bushels.. (D) 9 622 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 15 acres.. 45 299 bushels.. 1 790 10 938 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 11 acres.. 398 722 bushels.. 8 944 19 437 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 144 165 acres.. 51 148 50 723 tons, dry.. 50 157 65 975 @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. .