1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC PHERSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 121 146 Land in farms ..................acres.. 464 534 425 524 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 839 2 915 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 565 005 338 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 148 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 434 33 952 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 2 2 50 to 179 acres ..................... 5 4 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 15 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 85 96 acres.. 45 766 (D) Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 80 88 acres.. 32 992 37 906 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 38 acres.. 9 343 9 622 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 575 10 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 659 70 629 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 640 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 935 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 8 9 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 15 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 38 $100,000 or more .................... 39 31 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 815 6 583 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 113 45 398 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 121 145 $1,000.. 2 076 2 874 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 158 19 822 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 102 110 Other ............................... 19 36 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 40 62 200 days or more ................... 17 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 128 number.. 35 269 35 758 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 114 number.. 17 037 19 113 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 23 number.. 29 44 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 131 number.. 18 402 18 888 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 11 number.. 2 657 3 567 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 12 number.. 5 668 7 104 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. 42 68 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 20 number.. 311 765 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 23 acres.. 3 314 4 230 bushels.. 371 462 548 046 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 6 acres.. 750 440 tons, green.. 9 700 7 360 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 254 bushels.. (D) 4 275 Oats for grain................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 78 acres.. 29 487 32 740 tons, dry.. 33 608 36 259 @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. .