1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRANT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 82 92 Land in farms ..................acres.. 545 799 686 598 Average size of farm .......acres.. 6 656 7 463 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 348 623 1 279 380 Average per acre .........dollars.. 203 171 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 746 44 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 3 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 3 180 to 499 acres .................... 6 9 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 60 67 acres.. 71 395 114 216 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 55 65 acres.. 45 874 45 741 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 14 acres.. 1 970 3 329 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 969 10 667 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 773 115 950 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 200 636 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 770 10 032 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 11 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 7 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 4 14 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 2 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 23 $100,000 or more .................... 37 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 448 8 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 021 89 153 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 82 92 $1,000.. 2 522 2 465 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 752 26 796 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 71 68 Other ............................... 11 24 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 23 34 200 days or more ................... 10 17 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 76 number.. 39 110 40 517 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 70 number.. (D) 19 980 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 17 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 74 79 number.. 19 872 22 697 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 27 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 44 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 145 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 55 62 acres.. 47 644 44 564 tons, dry.. 69 647 58 812 @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. .