1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMILTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 664 770 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 080 340 855 Average size of farm .......acres.. 484 443 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 684 766 441 684 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 351 981 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 861 92 564 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 214 229 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 606 716 acres.. 297 044 313 971 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 597 706 acres.. 257 399 223 675 Irrigated land .................farms.. 517 628 acres.. 215 282 197 490 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 468 103 994 Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 476 135 058 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 418 54 458 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 050 49 537 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 12 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 193 $100,000 or more .................... 329 282 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 664 82 410 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 602 107 026 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 664 770 $1,000.. 28 631 21 071 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 119 27 365 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 524 638 Other ............................... 140 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 255 262 200 days or more ................... 128 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 250 292 number.. 37 500 43 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 188 210 number.. 6 637 8 173 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 315 577 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 260 306 number.. 63 846 59 852 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 129 133 number.. 45 399 39 864 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 140 145 number.. 82 899 75 464 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 49 number.. 1 089 1 914 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 44 number.. 1 175 5 035 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 9 number.. 3 174 5 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 544 629 acres.. 212 790 180 745 bushels.. 31 587 426 26 975 383 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 47 acres.. 2 487 2 250 tons, green.. 49 360 37 088 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 182 184 acres.. 14 491 11 620 bushels.. 1 191 300 972 004 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 111 acres.. 3 018 3 964 bushels.. 80 266 163 616 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 20 acres.. 305 406 bushels.. 19 872 23 303 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 372 436 acres.. 19 658 19 687 bushels.. 754 382 818 280 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 246 268 acres.. 6 018 6 843 tons, dry.. 17 002 20 564 @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. .