1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 744 788 Land in farms ..................acres.. 316 551 306 869 Average size of farm .......acres.. 425 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 496 351 632 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 046 911 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 081 76 939 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 216 248 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 159 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 647 723 acres.. 255 814 257 354 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 619 689 acres.. 212 835 179 251 Irrigated land .................farms.. 538 582 acres.. 181 782 153 142 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 151 921 134 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 195 170 370 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 864 42 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 100 057 91 794 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 163 $100,000 or more .................... 257 205 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 132 268 116 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 018 148 413 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 743 788 $1,000.. 18 503 18 842 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 904 23 911 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 525 596 Other ............................... 219 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 323 323 200 days or more ................... 196 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 304 number.. 75 910 74 822 Beef cows ..................farms.. 222 209 number.. 11 482 8 793 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 912 895 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 314 332 number.. 109 626 118 941 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 108 123 number.. 37 054 34 958 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 118 133 number.. 65 088 59 823 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 51 number.. 1 855 3 225 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 50 number.. 1 591 3 160 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 605 1 467 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 533 588 acres.. 174 122 146 694 bushels.. 24 970 044 21 643 058 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 42 acres.. 1 701 1 398 tons, green.. 26 629 29 188 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 54 63 acres.. 3 555 3 243 bushels.. 245 814 233 803 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 60 88 acres.. 2 380 3 800 bushels.. 77 930 152 311 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 11 acres.. 210 159 bushels.. 10 594 10 456 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 223 233 acres.. 11 735 11 492 bushels.. 431 005 442 955 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 298 288 acres.. 20 854 13 492 tons, dry.. 52 132 38 966 @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. .