1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERKINS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 479 591 Land in farms ..................acres.. 532 901 570 445 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 113 965 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 551 959 423 821 Average per acre .........dollars.. 495 433 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 327 67 689 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 18 18 50 to 179 acres ..................... 53 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 133 1,000 acres or more ................. 201 224 Total cropland .................farms.. 452 563 acres.. 450 965 474 119 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 431 549 acres.. 242 334 257 885 Irrigated land .................farms.. 215 250 acres.. 107 459 107 187 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 090 48 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 572 81 781 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 466 38 970 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 624 9 362 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 118 $100,000 or more .................... 152 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 011 35 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 705 60 236 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 479 591 $1,000.. 5 986 9 393 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 497 15 893 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 378 458 Other ............................... 101 133 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 173 238 200 days or more ................... 78 113 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 172 215 number.. 21 948 23 756 Beef cows ..................farms.. 137 174 number.. 8 870 10 817 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 266 317 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 208 number.. 13 523 15 613 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 52 number.. 3 981 7 961 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 60 number.. 9 029 13 020 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 13 number.. 1 187 719 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 28 number.. (D) 1 500 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 356 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 232 274 acres.. 95 266 80 547 bushels.. 12 466 269 11 925 250 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 14 acres.. 617 1 031 tons, green.. 9 430 18 203 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 35 acres.. 1 334 1 770 bushels.. 58 031 59 239 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 370 493 acres.. 123 005 131 196 bushels.. 3 265 977 5 308 499 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 89 acres.. 970 4 893 bushels.. 35 602 246 948 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 62 acres.. 1 443 5 865 bushels.. 43 051 151 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 90 141 acres.. 4 770 8 090 tons, dry.. 13 018 20 158 @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. .