1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREELEY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 394 461 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 180 309 049 Average size of farm .......acres.. 772 670 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 247 222 967 Average per acre .........dollars.. 436 334 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 749 44 214 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 16 50 to 179 acres ..................... 47 59 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 141 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 334 410 acres.. 156 797 176 494 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 323 390 acres.. 102 075 101 120 Irrigated land .................farms.. 207 254 acres.. 58 882 53 918 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 597 33 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 500 71 760 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 225 12 896 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 372 20 186 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 88 $100,000 or more .................... 114 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 734 24 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 204 53 863 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 393 461 $1,000.. 8 153 6 931 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 746 15 035 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 312 383 Other ............................... 82 78 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 125 147 200 days or more ................... 57 60 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 340 number.. 43 936 47 796 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 281 number.. 20 450 21 132 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 33 number.. 599 1 042 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 350 number.. 24 724 28 219 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 111 number.. 39 303 21 787 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 111 number.. 101 756 39 670 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 13 number.. 723 1 337 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 41 number.. (D) 3 217 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 890 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 264 350 acres.. 67 072 66 168 bushels.. 7 179 768 6 888 453 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 103 92 acres.. 4 591 2 634 tons, green.. 64 623 35 179 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 28 29 acres.. 1 494 1 467 bushels.. 74 123 83 251 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 41 acres.. 677 1 364 bushels.. 22 652 50 712 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 28 acres.. 371 727 bushels.. 19 703 25 698 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 88 133 acres.. 4 884 5 800 bushels.. 147 934 179 680 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 309 acres.. 23 972 24 533 tons, dry.. 60 286 57 099 @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. .