1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 52 923 60 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 44 393 129 45 305 441 Average size of farm .......acres.. 839 749 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 429 188 344 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 514 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 120 58 799 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 698 5 090 10 to 49 acres ...................... 4 302 4 296 50 to 179 acres ..................... 9 408 11 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 14 003 17 320 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 966 12 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 546 10 477 Total cropland .................farms.. 46 348 53 500 acres.. 22 402 132 23 320 162 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 43 879 51 175 acres.. 16 146 818 15 276 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 328 22 596 acres.. 6 311 633 5 681 835 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 209 691 6 667 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 125 110 197 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 651 484 2 139 116 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 558 208 4 528 016 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 3 966 4 694 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 2 664 3 405 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 021 5 515 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 445 10 923 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 362 10 681 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 274 11 305 $100,000 or more .................... 16 191 13 979 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 711 544 5 409 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 824 89 403 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 52 920 60 503 $1,000.. 1 462 607 1 229 040 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 638 20 314 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 39 123 45 387 Other ............................... 13 800 15 115 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 20 920 24 403 200 days or more ................... 11 927 13 099 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 30 421 34 701 number.. 5 952 880 5 838 806 Beef cows ..................farms.. 24 270 26 452 number.. 1 857 347 1 823 591 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 122 3 339 number.. 83 295 105 168 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 696 35 491 number.. 6 238 779 5 888 192 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 826 13 363 number.. 4 187 389 3 944 227 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 559 14 162 number.. 8 405 466 7 442 810 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 185 2 846 number.. 151 777 195 531 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 993 4 225 number.. (D) 3 621 152 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 289 524 number.. 1 887 881 910 980 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 679 34 717 acres.. 7 235 528 6 090 669 bushels.. 930 758 282 749 231 198 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 950 4 208 acres.. 195 029 181 060 tons, green.. 2 960 555 2 772 092 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 513 12 576 acres.. 1 412 747 1 300 713 bushels.. 122 513 083 101 004 096 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 671 18 124 acres.. 1 800 432 1 962 051 bushels.. 53 512 448 76 826 252 Oats for grain................farms.. 5 234 8 165 acres.. 176 148 280 502 bushels.. 11 341 781 13 643 509 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 687 25 598 acres.. 2 274 494 2 291 803 bushels.. 88 842 343 78 147 991 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 27 433 30 224 acres.. 2 895 217 2 868 789 tons, dry.. 6 068 201 5 951 228 @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. .