1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KIMBALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 292 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 505 150 532 932 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 730 1 531 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 405 284 330 124 Average per acre .........dollars.. 243 221 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 397 51 033 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 31 31 180 to 499 acres .................... 29 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 164 175 Total cropland .................farms.. 259 325 acres.. 337 887 359 948 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 241 299 acres.. 135 411 148 829 Irrigated land .................farms.. 83 83 acres.. 20 095 18 539 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 484 17 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 152 49 626 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 493 10 397 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 991 6 872 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 62 $100,000 or more .................... 57 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 119 14 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 602 41 598 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 293 348 $1,000.. 3 343 3 000 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 410 8 620 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 260 Other ............................... 83 88 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 155 200 days or more ................... 62 75 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 132 151 number.. 18 728 20 083 Beef cows ..................farms.. 114 130 number.. 8 206 7 948 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 91 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 158 number.. 13 669 12 405 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 16 number.. 4 295 1 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 19 number.. 7 810 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 2 801 2 534 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 21 number.. (D) 871 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 52 44 acres.. 8 511 4 452 bushels.. 964 429 408 869 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 30 acres.. 1 551 1 642 tons, green.. 19 931 23 421 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 800 (D) bushels.. 22 000 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 225 289 acres.. 105 839 110 157 bushels.. 2 239 844 3 067 577 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 37 acres.. 379 1 953 bushels.. 8 821 68 801 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 116 acres.. 9 065 11 914 tons, dry.. 21 116 24 679 @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. .