1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 359 1 508 Land in farms ..................acres.. 414 763 448 286 Average size of farm .......acres.. 305 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 459 219 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 023 727 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 955 45 214 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 125 157 10 to 49 acres ...................... 281 262 50 to 179 acres ..................... 373 435 180 to 499 acres .................... 292 352 500 to 999 acres .................... 189 203 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 198 1 339 acres.. 349 904 378 689 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 129 1 256 acres.. 278 854 265 802 Irrigated land .................farms.. 108 123 acres.. 12 571 11 376 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 989 55 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 500 36 914 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 056 30 979 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 933 24 687 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 290 301 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 147 162 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 163 244 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 235 291 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 163 186 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 180 $100,000 or more .................... 214 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 558 44 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 589 29 649 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 362 1 508 $1,000.. 17 755 11 507 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 036 7 630 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 713 808 Other ............................... 646 700 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 753 834 200 days or more ................... 560 600 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 626 716 number.. 30 535 35 102 Beef cows ..................farms.. 490 557 number.. 12 062 13 565 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 69 number.. 1 473 2 181 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 613 715 number.. 17 005 19 762 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 180 193 number.. 52 504 39 698 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 198 204 number.. 95 063 76 755 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 78 number.. 1 845 3 185 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 105 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 21 number.. 2 727 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 322 247 acres.. 36 034 19 060 bushels.. 4 425 564 1 749 398 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 33 acres.. 396 808 tons, green.. 5 713 9 462 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 736 914 acres.. 124 821 126 384 bushels.. 12 200 594 9 813 763 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 525 790 acres.. 36 828 49 369 bushels.. 1 059 105 1 749 458 Oats for grain................farms.. 139 178 acres.. 2 750 3 566 bushels.. 204 955 133 236 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 599 687 acres.. 59 691 48 555 bushels.. 2 501 759 1 562 410 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 701 734 acres.. 23 560 23 275 tons, dry.. 58 012 56 307 @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. .