1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 031 1 127 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 450 481 1 461 882 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 407 1 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 821 518 687 Average per acre .........dollars.. 321 385 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 902 49 699 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 201 206 1,000 acres or more ................. 346 359 Total cropland .................farms.. 825 911 acres.. 464 028 443 198 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 740 841 acres.. 300 328 276 287 Irrigated land .................farms.. 455 496 acres.. 178 862 144 119 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 150 684 96 145 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 153 85 311 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 534 38 754 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 99 150 57 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 192 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 152 $100,000 or more .................... 316 257 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 127 367 77 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 538 69 252 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 031 1 126 $1,000.. 24 088 19 444 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 364 17 268 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 685 736 Other ............................... 346 391 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 469 527 200 days or more ................... 286 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 658 735 number.. 167 703 148 320 Beef cows ..................farms.. 588 623 number.. 67 389 68 384 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 56 number.. 897 1 075 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 660 741 number.. 135 180 99 632 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 126 number.. 22 649 26 319 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 134 number.. 43 590 54 808 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 71 number.. 1 792 2 470 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 86 number.. 939 17 405 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 7 number.. 1 600 561 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 433 492 acres.. 159 049 121 193 bushels.. 20 523 438 17 169 799 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 78 80 acres.. 3 796 4 019 tons, green.. 62 892 71 673 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 26 acres.. 856 1 946 bushels.. 32 268 108 159 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 227 319 acres.. 38 402 42 584 bushels.. 1 344 347 1 625 336 Oats for grain................farms.. 26 60 acres.. 875 2 969 bushels.. 47 397 151 488 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 92 acres.. 3 698 5 126 bushels.. 143 361 183 509 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 536 594 acres.. 91 430 99 464 tons, dry.. 205 624 195 062 @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. .