1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARLAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 465 Land in farms ..................acres.. 305 724 318 942 Average size of farm .......acres.. 794 686 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 974 380 858 Average per acre .........dollars.. 587 532 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 876 68 998 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 51 70 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 113 Total cropland .................farms.. 345 421 acres.. 209 297 211 983 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 319 409 acres.. 133 176 130 450 Irrigated land .................farms.. 208 253 acres.. 61 210 61 472 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 385 55 537 Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 209 119 434 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 294 19 894 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 091 35 643 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 93 $100,000 or more .................... 130 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 739 43 501 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 778 93 751 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 464 $1,000.. 17 485 9 837 Average per farm..........dollars.. 45 416 21 201 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 356 Other ............................... 82 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 196 200 days or more ................... 61 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 247 291 number.. 50 400 54 599 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 255 number.. 14 709 16 675 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 16 number.. 410 609 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 294 number.. 60 721 53 434 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 65 number.. 13 485 14 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 65 number.. 23 749 25 121 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 27 number.. 548 1 236 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 20 number.. (D) 525 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 3 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 196 249 acres.. 55 488 52 223 bushels.. 8 293 531 7 330 446 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 44 acres.. 1 750 1 819 tons, green.. 29 533 30 112 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 226 247 acres.. 26 040 23 178 bushels.. 2 286 545 1 924 135 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 252 312 acres.. 34 508 32 992 bushels.. 1 326 468 1 405 487 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 62 acres.. 941 2 044 bushels.. 40 695 101 642 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 174 acres.. 5 517 9 356 bushels.. 212 664 357 011 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 179 205 acres.. 9 622 9 771 tons, dry.. 31 015 30 021 @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. .