1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 488 599 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 806 210 371 Average size of farm .......acres.. 383 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 392 162 796 Average per acre .........dollars.. 670 519 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 429 36 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 127 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 440 530 acres.. 141 208 165 135 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 415 506 acres.. 84 960 92 379 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 57 acres.. 8 496 7 452 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 550 25 989 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 308 43 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 648 9 558 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 902 16 431 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 80 $100,000 or more .................... 65 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 626 18 844 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 118 31 459 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 488 599 $1,000.. 6 550 6 109 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 422 10 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 337 419 Other ............................... 151 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 267 200 days or more ................... 136 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 320 383 number.. 19 160 21 913 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 335 number.. 9 008 9 671 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 25 number.. 588 694 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 388 number.. 10 672 13 458 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 139 number.. 34 416 42 365 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 149 number.. 70 938 81 102 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 34 number.. 619 1 018 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 44 number.. 765 1 732 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 175 165 acres.. 14 617 10 832 bushels.. 1 766 696 1 185 528 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 17 acres.. 263 497 tons, green.. 3 594 6 148 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 297 414 acres.. 36 719 41 977 bushels.. 3 214 981 3 121 925 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 276 acres.. 5 357 10 100 bushels.. 145 875 321 393 Oats for grain................farms.. 43 59 acres.. 518 915 bushels.. 32 682 40 403 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 237 355 acres.. 16 055 17 859 bushels.. 593 926 577 660 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 336 acres.. 12 857 12 262 tons, dry.. 27 424 27 221 @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. .