1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KNOX COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 086 1 212 Land in farms ..................acres.. 612 694 614 959 Average size of farm .......acres.. 564 507 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 272 462 211 422 Average per acre .........dollars.. 452 432 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 013 47 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 332 432 500 to 999 acres .................... 292 296 1,000 acres or more ................. 156 134 Total cropland .................farms.. 949 1 073 acres.. 363 369 374 165 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 891 1 031 acres.. 244 677 240 204 Irrigated land .................farms.. 168 193 acres.. 32 056 29 946 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 119 103 99 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 671 81 879 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 718 14 580 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 100 385 84 657 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 214 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 207 250 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 193 262 $100,000 or more .................... 306 262 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 878 75 372 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 602 62 188 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 086 1 212 $1,000.. 27 758 23 497 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 560 19 387 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 855 987 Other ............................... 231 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 387 200 days or more ................... 177 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 833 951 number.. 119 360 119 234 Beef cows ..................farms.. 645 685 number.. 37 240 37 136 Milk cows ..................farms.. 107 159 number.. 4 391 5 767 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 848 961 number.. 93 875 91 691 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 471 546 number.. 151 296 140 572 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 501 569 number.. 326 241 292 445 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 51 number.. 2 395 3 205 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 102 number.. 2 699 9 179 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 1 955 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 683 868 acres.. 101 728 98 537 bushels.. 9 696 755 7 724 558 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 177 222 acres.. 5 988 6 017 tons, green.. 62 272 56 872 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 77 65 acres.. 5 169 4 076 bushels.. 258 370 224 495 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 36 acres.. 1 128 1 439 bushels.. 45 631 44 652 Oats for grain................farms.. 405 515 acres.. 21 759 28 682 bushels.. 1 471 829 1 348 077 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 353 425 acres.. 29 598 25 891 bushels.. 1 043 269 754 341 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 786 858 acres.. 84 489 77 663 tons, dry.. 212 482 175 220 @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. .