1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KEARNEY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 502 608 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 042 336 275 Average size of farm .......acres.. 618 553 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 716 153 499 031 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 137 885 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 330 81 866 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 19 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 87 Total cropland .................farms.. 459 562 acres.. 263 573 284 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 449 546 acres.. 218 715 195 645 Irrigated land .................farms.. 393 456 acres.. 175 815 151 985 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 155 716 127 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 310 191 209 906 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 349 44 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 101 367 82 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 145 $100,000 or more .................... 251 210 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 128 682 111 612 Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 338 183 572 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 502 608 $1,000.. 26 660 14 741 Average per farm..........dollars.. 53 107 24 245 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 429 519 Other ............................... 73 89 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 148 192 200 days or more ................... 64 74 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 268 number.. 60 009 63 018 Beef cows ..................farms.. 172 193 number.. (D) 9 463 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 108 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 274 number.. 116 437 112 032 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 91 number.. 28 039 34 689 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 74 94 number.. 54 009 60 833 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 26 number.. 694 1 560 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 26 number.. 336 2 121 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 399 476 acres.. 161 427 139 761 bushels.. 24 048 901 20 383 897 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 39 acres.. 1 279 1 519 tons, green.. 21 807 30 775 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 133 164 acres.. 12 080 12 042 bushels.. 999 662 1 042 357 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 234 273 acres.. 20 482 21 475 bushels.. 769 263 908 554 Oats for grain................farms.. 2 12 acres.. (D) 221 bushels.. (D) 14 490 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 245 281 acres.. 17 086 15 726 bushels.. 682 203 680 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 169 191 acres.. 7 268 6 953 tons, dry.. 25 590 22 987 @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. .