1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOOKER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 76 78 Land in farms ..................acres.. 375 188 333 291 Average size of farm .......acres.. 4 937 4 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 584 799 1 164 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 118 273 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 887 28 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 0 50 to 179 acres ..................... 4 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 5 5 500 to 999 acres .................... 1 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 39 37 acres.. 14 796 13 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 30 32 acres.. 12 140 10 541 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 3 149 1 980 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 138 5 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 080 72 041 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 078 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 6 7 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 2 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 12 15 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 12 $100,000 or more .................... 32 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 992 4 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 003 59 719 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 76 78 $1,000.. (D) 961 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 12 322 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 60 60 Other ............................... 16 18 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 32 31 200 days or more ................... 14 21 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 64 number.. 21 551 21 635 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 54 number.. 11 181 9 648 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 39 34 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 69 number.. 12 131 10 872 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 5 number.. 3 536 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 5 number.. 15 340 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 62 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 130 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 30 32 acres.. 12 358 10 528 tons, dry.. 16 267 15 831 @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. .