1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 683 770 Land in farms ..................acres.. 326 831 338 329 Average size of farm .......acres.. 479 439 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 815 247 599 Average per acre .........dollars.. 736 519 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 403 55 511 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 143 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 278 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 170 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 614 698 acres.. 256 301 257 564 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 583 673 acres.. 193 913 171 985 Irrigated land .................farms.. 202 238 acres.. 51 536 43 425 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 641 54 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 250 70 338 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 666 20 097 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 975 34 063 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 121 $100,000 or more .................... 170 127 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 866 43 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 547 56 859 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 683 770 $1,000.. 13 244 9 661 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 391 12 547 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 490 574 Other ............................... 193 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 281 330 200 days or more ................... 160 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 489 number.. 30 160 39 893 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 372 number.. 9 519 11 035 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 60 number.. 2 668 3 293 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 489 number.. 27 016 34 354 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 167 number.. 36 716 39 485 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 130 172 number.. 82 672 86 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 38 number.. 1 255 2 162 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 50 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 438 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 235 272 acres.. 40 260 33 522 bushels.. 6 043 359 3 880 937 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 35 acres.. 947 1 183 tons, green.. 15 160 17 522 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 451 537 acres.. 76 038 59 579 bushels.. 7 267 020 4 403 340 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 329 482 acres.. 25 421 33 795 bushels.. 605 376 1 305 904 Oats for grain................farms.. 98 120 acres.. 2 433 2 164 bushels.. 165 652 105 218 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 346 404 acres.. 33 078 26 014 bushels.. 1 395 054 857 625 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 392 459 acres.. 20 259 19 515 tons, dry.. 50 610 49 757 @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. .