1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 825 958 Land in farms ..................acres.. 322 120 325 985 Average size of farm .......acres.. 390 340 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 345 231 258 055 Average per acre .........dollars.. 851 764 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 969 67 488 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 324 500 to 999 acres .................... 172 180 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 738 845 acres.. 273 955 275 565 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 679 801 acres.. 227 889 200 586 Irrigated land .................farms.. 243 318 acres.. 64 273 55 564 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 198 82 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 876 86 190 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 928 26 487 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 269 56 083 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 128 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 191 $100,000 or more .................... 254 188 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 469 69 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 750 72 076 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 825 959 $1,000.. 20 297 14 438 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 602 15 055 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 579 702 Other ............................... 246 256 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 333 394 200 days or more ................... 228 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 448 504 number.. 62 062 56 244 Beef cows ..................farms.. 303 352 number.. 12 516 13 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 43 number.. 1 871 1 870 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 461 526 number.. 61 642 71 628 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 283 333 number.. 81 308 80 011 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 299 353 number.. 171 621 132 426 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 46 number.. 1 865 2 057 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 65 number.. (D) 5 735 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 13 number.. 4 977 13 363 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 590 722 acres.. 133 863 109 137 bushels.. 15 662 824 10 425 266 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 77 83 acres.. 3 199 3 961 tons, green.. 50 266 60 234 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 1 acres.. 270 (D) bushels.. 14 498 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 27 acres.. 146 790 bushels.. 7 450 29 400 Oats for grain................farms.. 105 117 acres.. 2 676 3 200 bushels.. 189 081 167 180 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 503 605 acres.. 69 084 65 655 bushels.. 2 596 109 1 847 012 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 437 437 acres.. 21 830 19 633 tons, dry.. 71 009 57 135 @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. .