1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OTOE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 805 1 005 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 801 361 339 Average size of farm .......acres.. 405 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 224 257 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 846 684 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 368 59 731 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 249 305 500 to 999 acres .................... 162 203 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 738 913 acres.. 269 908 301 242 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 698 874 acres.. 218 718 209 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 30 acres.. 2 897 3 930 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 502 54 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 673 54 214 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 521 26 862 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 981 27 623 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 222 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 156 208 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 156 180 $100,000 or more .................... 177 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 545 39 573 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 186 39 415 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 804 1 004 $1,000.. 19 814 18 002 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 644 17 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 587 725 Other ............................... 218 280 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 421 200 days or more ................... 190 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 469 578 number.. 25 163 32 088 Beef cows ..................farms.. 379 456 number.. 9 511 12 601 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 39 number.. 1 174 1 382 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 466 613 number.. 15 410 20 326 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 149 202 number.. 62 926 67 640 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 164 212 number.. 138 101 134 430 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 35 number.. 1 264 1 422 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 21 number.. 742 1 733 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 503 582 acres.. 73 267 55 304 bushels.. 8 836 868 5 317 415 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 24 acres.. 772 720 tons, green.. 12 100 10 430 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 322 456 acres.. 43 311 46 506 bushels.. 4 102 052 3 611 809 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 307 500 acres.. 14 904 21 038 bushels.. 428 274 709 025 Oats for grain................farms.. 67 100 acres.. 870 1 278 bushels.. 60 204 64 184 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 570 713 acres.. 76 859 73 359 bushels.. 2 847 708 2 335 300 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 438 546 acres.. 13 484 15 044 tons, dry.. 38 696 43 199 @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. .