1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PHELPS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 578 616 Land in farms ..................acres.. 375 771 371 405 Average size of farm .......acres.. 650 603 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 771 920 557 234 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 157 866 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 858 105 199 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 170 170 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 186 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 101 Total cropland .................farms.. 530 562 acres.. 308 022 297 923 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 514 548 acres.. 255 245 214 195 Irrigated land .................farms.. 475 491 acres.. 219 586 187 427 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 229 604 191 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 397 239 311 507 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 964 51 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 171 640 140 142 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 27 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 79 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 143 $100,000 or more .................... 270 253 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 199 244 165 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 713 267 886 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 578 616 $1,000.. 31 669 26 657 Average per farm..........dollars.. 54 791 43 274 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 483 522 Other ............................... 95 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 179 194 200 days or more ................... 92 84 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 264 293 number.. 121 947 112 315 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 201 number.. 19 354 17 900 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 194 224 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 307 number.. 209 261 210 865 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 78 number.. 23 008 28 497 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 86 number.. 69 646 69 573 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 29 number.. 1 030 821 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) 1 091 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 454 482 acres.. 186 739 171 409 bushels.. 24 866 052 26 249 441 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 46 acres.. 2 334 2 880 tons, green.. 35 005 68 222 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 180 114 acres.. 29 523 7 753 bushels.. 2 166 118 670 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 137 178 acres.. 9 806 9 877 bushels.. 359 857 412 339 Oats for grain................farms.. 8 14 acres.. 371 352 bushels.. 21 685 16 517 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 230 245 acres.. 15 709 13 346 bushels.. 554 151 565 244 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 232 213 acres.. 10 586 9 045 tons, dry.. 35 447 30 333 @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. .