1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORRILL COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 458 535 Land in farms ..................acres.. 724 458 724 691 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 582 1 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 418 801 496 443 Average per acre .........dollars.. 271 337 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 183 59 517 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 62 90 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 156 153 Total cropland .................farms.. 392 451 acres.. 224 206 256 837 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 372 436 acres.. 154 075 157 952 Irrigated land .................farms.. 314 355 acres.. 108 370 99 511 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 523 88 061 Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 401 164 601 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 805 25 661 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 719 62 400 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 71 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 108 $100,000 or more .................... 145 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 722 73 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 350 138 087 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 458 535 $1,000.. 18 133 16 087 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 591 30 069 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 395 Other ............................... 109 140 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 194 243 200 days or more ................... 100 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 290 302 number.. 129 094 94 830 Beef cows ..................farms.. 250 260 number.. 34 042 29 790 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 21 number.. 22 35 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 286 322 number.. 108 767 98 177 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 42 number.. 2 556 5 345 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 48 number.. 3 815 9 001 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 29 number.. 1 715 8 759 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 54 number.. 496 1 482 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 450 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 244 301 acres.. 48 381 41 876 bushels.. 6 272 121 5 394 583 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 36 acres.. 2 801 1 320 tons, green.. 46 737 26 291 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 118 acres.. 24 859 25 023 bushels.. 697 072 1 018 656 Oats for grain................farms.. 13 29 acres.. 480 1 489 bushels.. 31 362 79 524 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 306 bushels.. 0 12 640 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 292 acres.. 47 905 52 912 tons, dry.. 78 081 91 537 @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. .