1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOLT COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 265 1 393 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 387 740 1 415 617 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 097 1 016 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 061 332 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 370 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 894 52 825 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 151 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 183 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 268 308 1,000 acres or more ................. 418 412 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 064 1 166 acres.. 651 450 648 238 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 971 1 079 acres.. 467 424 416 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 457 548 acres.. 222 767 173 333 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 170 567 143 662 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 835 103 131 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 994 40 451 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 117 573 103 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 206 233 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 187 253 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 236 273 $100,000 or more .................... 382 341 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 140 916 117 624 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 396 84 439 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 265 1 393 $1,000.. 29 621 26 364 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 416 18 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 963 1 036 Other ............................... 302 357 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 478 583 200 days or more ................... 263 331 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 938 982 number.. 203 636 217 689 Beef cows ..................farms.. 781 792 number.. 92 129 92 871 Milk cows ..................farms.. 112 164 number.. 4 441 6 469 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 948 1 013 number.. 124 083 135 386 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 223 305 number.. 289 519 177 547 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 234 325 number.. 420 733 281 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 65 number.. 2 320 4 366 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 125 number.. 4 811 6 015 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. 620 820 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 527 664 acres.. 190 133 153 328 bushels.. 22 952 608 19 521 415 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 117 114 acres.. 4 777 4 921 tons, green.. 62 551 66 411 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 7 acres.. 2 013 547 bushels.. 116 150 21 646 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 33 acres.. 3 966 3 353 bushels.. 115 531 97 559 Oats for grain................farms.. 79 90 acres.. 4 765 5 084 bushels.. 288 994 208 507 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 174 173 acres.. 21 728 14 397 bushels.. 801 414 505 720 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 802 836 acres.. 236 361 232 558 tons, dry.. 318 856 310 462 @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. .