1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KEYA PAHA COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 206 259 Land in farms ..................acres.. 446 007 474 848 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 165 1 833 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 522 640 438 566 Average per acre .........dollars.. 224 255 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 585 39 924 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 14 180 to 499 acres .................... 17 29 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 124 142 Total cropland .................farms.. 168 228 acres.. 116 778 119 879 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 160 214 acres.. 82 736 86 213 Irrigated land .................farms.. 42 65 acres.. 11 996 11 856 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 581 18 589 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 906 71 772 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 466 2 241 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 115 16 348 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 60 $100,000 or more .................... 62 54 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 212 16 108 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 552 62 433 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 206 258 $1,000.. 3 949 2 887 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 172 11 191 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 176 215 Other ............................... 30 44 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 66 91 200 days or more ................... 23 26 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 218 number.. 48 301 49 116 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 184 number.. 23 524 23 522 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 51 number.. 1 592 1 595 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 227 number.. 28 019 27 761 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 54 number.. 5 198 5 824 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 53 number.. 7 885 11 753 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 18 number.. 1 687 1 862 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 27 number.. (D) 965 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 172 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 91 acres.. 9 286 9 336 bushels.. 928 144 821 273 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 17 acres.. 1 009 636 tons, green.. 10 417 8 190 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 540 bushels.. (D) 10 800 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 18 acres.. 145 1 770 bushels.. 2 940 38 978 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 32 acres.. 947 2 438 bushels.. 38 066 71 725 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 8 acres.. 443 387 bushels.. 6 850 12 165 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 154 205 acres.. 70 724 70 846 tons, dry.. 89 397 101 959 @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. .