1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NANCE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 440 508 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 950 248 639 Average size of farm .......acres.. 539 489 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 739 232 130 Average per acre .........dollars.. 610 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 291 58 295 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 162 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 445 acres.. 171 331 180 312 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 387 425 acres.. 120 832 107 256 Irrigated land .................farms.. 178 221 acres.. 44 367 43 406 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 622 41 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 141 81 131 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 299 15 580 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 324 25 635 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 11 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 97 $100,000 or more .................... 121 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 577 31 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 039 61 501 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 440 507 $1,000.. 9 657 6 771 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 949 13 356 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 398 Other ............................... 99 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 186 200 days or more ................... 86 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 332 number.. 41 840 39 019 Beef cows ..................farms.. 254 259 number.. 14 076 14 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 23 number.. 711 767 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 305 345 number.. 41 430 31 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 135 number.. 30 918 30 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 142 number.. 73 543 58 088 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 20 number.. 417 817 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 36 number.. (D) 1 873 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 1 540 341 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 329 380 acres.. 78 797 69 733 bushels.. 9 104 395 7 356 886 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 56 acres.. 1 317 1 399 tons, green.. 21 510 19 913 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 85 95 acres.. 7 410 5 221 bushels.. 520 138 354 824 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 108 165 acres.. 4 471 5 958 bushels.. 149 507 209 793 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 66 acres.. 709 1 409 bushels.. 42 478 88 070 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 205 221 acres.. 14 654 10 632 bushels.. 499 883 343 843 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 292 acres.. 15 541 13 878 tons, dry.. 45 205 38 283 @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. .