1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NUCKOLLS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 541 621 Land in farms ..................acres.. 333 488 336 016 Average size of farm .......acres.. 616 541 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 209 249 014 Average per acre .........dollars.. 553 491 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 415 55 109 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 90 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 161 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 90 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 562 acres.. 255 048 251 966 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 548 acres.. 175 446 160 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 155 218 acres.. 42 369 44 617 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 325 45 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 477 73 019 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 126 20 204 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 199 25 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 122 $100,000 or more .................... 147 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 062 33 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 961 54 136 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 541 621 $1,000.. 10 344 8 483 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 121 13 661 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 476 Other ............................... 144 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 226 255 200 days or more ................... 115 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 368 412 number.. 38 805 40 539 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 342 number.. 15 950 15 908 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 27 number.. 810 1 015 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 419 number.. 26 042 28 449 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 144 186 number.. 47 317 49 552 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 150 194 number.. 91 860 94 577 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 50 number.. 1 279 2 304 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 38 number.. 2 122 5 405 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 301 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 152 189 acres.. 35 441 32 397 bushels.. 5 068 896 4 530 153 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 18 acres.. 564 605 tons, green.. 7 379 10 615 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 376 426 acres.. 66 263 56 465 bushels.. 5 182 880 4 402 762 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 346 424 acres.. 42 983 37 960 bushels.. 1 419 520 1 590 419 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 105 acres.. 1 625 1 792 bushels.. 99 756 91 845 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 112 229 acres.. 11 553 15 489 bushels.. 447 718 599 101 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 335 366 acres.. 18 410 16 016 tons, dry.. 43 789 42 763 @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. .