1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HITCHCOCK COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 379 426 Land in farms ..................acres.. 403 584 429 342 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 065 1 008 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 379 994 413 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 331 356 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 704 62 962 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 13 50 to 179 acres ..................... 35 47 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 155 176 Total cropland .................farms.. 331 396 acres.. 250 985 252 303 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 379 acres.. 126 259 127 408 Irrigated land .................farms.. 128 170 acres.. 26 257 29 279 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 590 31 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 712 74 408 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 197 14 255 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 393 17 443 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 91 $100,000 or more .................... 89 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 058 25 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 116 59 337 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 379 425 $1,000.. 6 432 7 902 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 970 18 592 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 337 Other ............................... 77 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 137 144 200 days or more ................... 70 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 275 number.. 31 979 35 447 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 220 number.. 13 279 14 372 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 14 number.. 114 359 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 254 284 number.. 20 167 24 517 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 71 number.. 14 174 18 603 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 81 number.. 38 080 48 556 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 17 number.. 587 826 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 33 number.. 1 661 4 067 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 325 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 154 184 acres.. 30 071 27 636 bushels.. 3 280 560 3 378 952 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 28 acres.. 752 931 tons, green.. 10 930 12 818 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 104 189 acres.. 14 289 16 392 bushels.. 998 878 888 702 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 273 344 acres.. 69 452 64 067 bushels.. 2 203 373 2 571 009 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 87 acres.. 726 2 382 bushels.. 36 668 117 711 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 34 40 acres.. 1 468 1 973 bushels.. 52 698 55 511 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 152 218 acres.. 7 555 9 690 tons, dry.. 24 693 28 009 @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. .