1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GOSPER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 282 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 703 255 541 Average size of farm .......acres.. 815 741 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 527 691 338 128 Average per acre .........dollars.. 576 435 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 799 69 742 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 12 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 74 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 236 307 acres.. 141 974 151 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 219 289 acres.. 95 370 88 135 Irrigated land .................farms.. 164 198 acres.. 60 387 53 852 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 509 30 713 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 012 89 024 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 990 16 374 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 519 14 339 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 69 $100,000 or more .................... 113 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 694 24 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 481 69 860 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 282 345 $1,000.. 5 639 7 312 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 998 21 195 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 271 Other ............................... 59 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 144 200 days or more ................... 53 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 184 226 number.. 35 949 33 834 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 203 number.. (D) 15 186 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 152 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 185 229 number.. 24 716 22 004 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 48 number.. 14 053 13 078 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 52 number.. 37 607 31 804 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 120 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 17 number.. 153 494 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 173 201 acres.. 55 529 48 168 bushels.. 6 826 915 7 007 369 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 16 acres.. 1 021 361 tons, green.. 14 671 6 356 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 105 136 acres.. 13 350 12 568 bushels.. 1 070 944 1 019 564 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 180 acres.. 15 230 13 720 bushels.. 646 825 583 457 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 38 acres.. 129 905 bushels.. 6 136 43 249 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 68 124 acres.. 3 052 5 970 bushels.. 102 787 223 786 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 153 acres.. 7 568 6 938 tons, dry.. 24 270 18 247 @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. .