1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAYES COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 273 317 Land in farms ..................acres.. 401 978 403 549 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 472 1 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 213 372 782 Average per acre .........dollars.. 275 322 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 008 57 899 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 22 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 47 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 120 146 Total cropland .................farms.. 228 279 acres.. 195 200 197 617 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 211 269 acres.. 101 039 105 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 109 141 acres.. 32 236 32 662 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 469 53 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 430 167 273 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 313 12 151 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 64 156 40 874 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 77 $100,000 or more .................... 90 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 002 50 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 241 765 159 090 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 273 317 $1,000.. 13 130 1 516 Average per farm..........dollars.. 48 097 4 782 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 217 245 Other ............................... 56 72 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 127 200 days or more ................... 45 67 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 186 216 number.. 66 315 52 238 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 199 number.. 17 832 17 256 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 159 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 219 number.. 83 171 69 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 47 number.. 7 317 8 342 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 49 number.. 14 304 18 108 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 15 number.. (D) 531 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 26 number.. 250 518 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 665 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 203 acres.. 42 218 36 995 bushels.. 4 416 491 3 997 375 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 29 acres.. 1 144 1 078 tons, green.. 11 488 12 488 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 37 acres.. 2 127 3 654 bushels.. 124 440 192 730 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 177 224 acres.. 44 556 42 803 bushels.. 1 389 037 1 713 005 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 46 acres.. 259 1 550 bushels.. 13 340 62 850 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 26 acres.. 1 036 1 692 bushels.. 36 885 51 930 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 114 170 acres.. 8 136 13 769 tons, dry.. 26 969 36 778 @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. .