1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOWARD COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 657 696 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 330 307 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 495 442 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 386 192 655 Average per acre .........dollars.. 582 442 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 937 55 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 51 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 224 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 68 Total cropland .................farms.. 581 617 acres.. 210 137 209 895 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 554 591 acres.. 150 784 123 041 Irrigated land .................farms.. 395 434 acres.. 100 848 82 881 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 461 47 514 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 291 68 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 446 19 584 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 016 27 929 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 137 $100,000 or more .................... 159 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 403 37 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 278 53 382 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 658 696 $1,000.. 9 806 10 078 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 903 14 480 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 487 521 Other ............................... 170 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 265 200 days or more ................... 143 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 478 number.. 63 433 51 867 Beef cows ..................farms.. 356 360 number.. 18 852 15 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 59 number.. 1 258 2 515 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 454 484 number.. 61 523 35 116 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 149 162 number.. 36 507 28 432 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 154 170 number.. 62 744 48 649 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 32 number.. 552 1 491 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 72 number.. 2 785 3 333 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 4 number.. 3 556 465 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 456 505 acres.. 104 310 85 698 bushels.. 10 625 289 10 433 963 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 91 79 acres.. 4 010 2 103 tons, green.. 40 126 28 852 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 49 44 acres.. 2 202 1 690 bushels.. 104 519 111 035 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 151 acres.. 2 388 3 604 bushels.. 80 604 122 717 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 57 acres.. 955 1 224 bushels.. 51 822 44 142 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 150 205 acres.. 6 805 6 992 bushels.. 149 025 222 355 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 425 443 acres.. 32 447 23 809 tons, dry.. 83 988 67 175 @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. .