1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOGAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 133 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 820 361 679 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 525 2 460 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 534 279 726 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 213 280 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 471 58 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 18 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 103 111 acres.. 56 642 62 103 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 84 103 acres.. 39 578 43 510 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 45 acres.. 15 801 13 024 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 464 16 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 788 108 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 728 3 476 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 736 12 541 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 4 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 9 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 28 $100,000 or more .................... 44 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 895 14 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 471 94 622 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 133 148 $1,000.. 2 408 1 764 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 107 11 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 111 107 Other ............................... 22 40 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 43 64 200 days or more ................... 23 37 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 109 111 number.. 32 327 34 782 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 98 number.. 16 229 15 539 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 14 number.. 6 24 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 118 number.. 20 280 22 736 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 22 number.. 3 721 2 936 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 24 number.. 7 929 7 410 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 15 number.. 559 1 183 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 16 number.. (D) 429 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 59 acres.. 17 314 13 973 bushels.. 1 748 382 1 561 170 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 10 acres.. 515 358 tons, green.. 5 015 4 812 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 27 50 acres.. 4 301 5 891 bushels.. 132 247 244 705 Oats for grain................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 481 407 bushels.. 36 362 19 700 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 61 77 acres.. 17 541 22 345 tons, dry.. 25 528 35 373 @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. .