1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOUP COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 134 142 Land in farms ..................acres.. 330 369 293 257 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 465 2 065 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 455 530 405 901 Average per acre .........dollars.. 185 187 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 055 42 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 18 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 16 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 112 121 acres.. 50 475 48 938 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 118 acres.. 38 793 33 972 Irrigated land .................farms.. 54 63 acres.. 10 755 9 990 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 996 11 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 907 78 804 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 623 1 443 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 373 9 748 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 5 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 3 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 35 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 19 $100,000 or more .................... 40 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 867 9 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 560 65 871 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 134 142 $1,000.. 2 444 1 853 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 241 13 047 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 113 Other ............................... 19 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 49 200 days or more ................... 21 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 116 117 number.. 39 089 29 859 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 103 number.. 18 021 15 144 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 12 number.. 5 170 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 119 number.. 22 795 18 394 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 23 number.. 2 488 3 433 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 24 number.. 4 941 5 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 259 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 9 number.. 55 244 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 64 85 acres.. 6 636 7 104 bushels.. 861 110 712 521 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 18 acres.. 1 048 561 tons, green.. 13 731 8 546 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 1 acres.. 83 (D) bushels.. 7 812 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 12 acres.. (D) 400 bushels.. (D) 11 971 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 185 211 bushels.. 8 636 6 255 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 16 acres.. 336 722 bushels.. 14 460 24 148 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 110 acres.. 32 648 25 534 tons, dry.. 51 246 45 988 @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. .