1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEMAHA COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 511 591 Land in farms ..................acres.. 226 042 241 335 Average size of farm .......acres.. 442 408 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 099 289 567 Average per acre .........dollars.. 763 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 728 53 484 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 192 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 473 539 acres.. 189 314 199 517 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 454 519 acres.. 155 882 145 739 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 13 acres.. 2 403 1 730 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 621 40 598 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 320 68 694 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 086 22 033 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 535 18 565 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 103 $100,000 or more .................... 126 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 456 26 602 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 643 45 012 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 511 591 $1,000.. 14 546 13 604 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 465 23 019 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 455 Other ............................... 131 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 210 200 days or more ................... 106 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 353 number.. 18 899 24 475 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 298 number.. 6 856 8 096 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 21 number.. 367 536 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 362 number.. 11 985 15 429 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 122 number.. 47 625 49 543 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 132 number.. 97 752 87 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 25 number.. 1 664 676 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 27 number.. 1 382 2 910 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 465 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 371 407 acres.. 62 016 46 825 bushels.. 7 688 556 4 843 184 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 22 acres.. 447 651 tons, green.. 9 380 7 686 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 135 186 acres.. 12 787 14 217 bushels.. 1 222 868 1 057 575 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 184 290 acres.. 10 582 13 275 bushels.. 315 980 450 131 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 71 acres.. 724 938 bushels.. 45 901 48 758 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 398 466 acres.. 64 329 65 001 bushels.. 2 505 721 2 174 878 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 262 302 acres.. 7 875 7 727 tons, dry.. 21 626 22 649 @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. .