1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KEITH COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 348 405 Land in farms ..................acres.. 668 957 666 954 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 922 1 647 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 581 021 604 015 Average per acre .........dollars.. 292 387 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 030 72 429 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 15 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 84 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 143 Total cropland .................farms.. 295 357 acres.. 246 494 264 826 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 272 332 acres.. 143 477 146 190 Irrigated land .................farms.. 161 177 acres.. 77 983 66 771 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 657 65 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 520 161 665 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 617 20 462 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 040 45 012 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 72 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 61 $100,000 or more .................... 101 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 190 56 972 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 685 140 672 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 347 405 $1,000.. 12 519 9 122 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 077 22 524 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 311 Other ............................... 96 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 141 160 200 days or more ................... 75 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 188 number.. 69 393 67 203 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 158 number.. 23 070 24 511 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 159 152 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 195 number.. 87 582 73 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 14 number.. 1 925 4 042 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 17 number.. 5 207 6 190 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 6 number.. 194 197 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) 531 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 300 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 150 171 acres.. 53 474 43 104 bushels.. 6 495 219 6 356 647 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 29 acres.. 1 662 2 275 tons, green.. 27 818 43 456 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 19 acres.. 867 1 401 bushels.. 38 347 79 051 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 164 231 acres.. 48 892 54 920 bushels.. 949 397 2 276 067 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 62 acres.. 603 2 727 bushels.. 22 480 137 252 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 13 29 acres.. 1 271 2 700 bushels.. 40 350 68 616 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 143 acres.. 24 301 25 221 tons, dry.. 53 810 59 934 @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. .