1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAWNEE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 463 520 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 949 227 694 Average size of farm .......acres.. 484 438 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 961 201 931 Average per acre .........dollars.. 564 481 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 838 45 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 98 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 418 476 acres.. 157 642 161 257 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 399 454 acres.. 96 255 98 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 3 255 2 832 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 670 25 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 082 48 453 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 956 9 908 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 713 15 287 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 86 $100,000 or more .................... 82 71 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 186 20 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 079 38 583 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 463 522 $1,000.. 7 012 5 218 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 145 9 996 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 368 Other ............................... 145 152 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 234 200 days or more ................... 116 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 373 number.. 24 469 25 612 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 312 number.. 10 450 10 915 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 37 number.. 1 119 1 649 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 378 number.. 17 756 14 323 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 131 number.. 39 144 37 539 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 123 137 number.. 75 711 61 652 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 30 number.. 1 757 2 454 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 30 number.. (D) 2 359 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 119 146 acres.. 10 423 8 049 bushels.. 1 245 898 756 096 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 25 acres.. 425 726 tons, green.. 4 360 7 760 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 286 355 acres.. 44 999 45 948 bushels.. 3 796 800 3 512 942 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 135 217 acres.. 6 791 9 123 bushels.. 212 424 303 898 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 74 acres.. 767 1 331 bushels.. 47 875 62 310 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 206 266 acres.. 17 614 18 286 bushels.. 638 235 595 565 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 326 acres.. 17 961 16 521 tons, dry.. 37 258 35 580 @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. .