1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIERCE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 725 857 Land in farms ..................acres.. 297 326 332 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 410 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 326 495 238 745 Average per acre .........dollars.. 834 612 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 450 52 441 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 142 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 236 309 500 to 999 acres .................... 169 182 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 646 780 acres.. 255 242 282 074 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 623 755 acres.. 205 827 200 226 Irrigated land .................farms.. 279 339 acres.. 87 444 80 621 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 844 82 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 992 96 646 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 754 26 403 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 091 56 422 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 163 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 128 163 $100,000 or more .................... 253 234 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 077 64 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 186 75 676 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 726 856 $1,000.. 19 916 17 436 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 433 20 369 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 546 663 Other ............................... 179 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 292 337 200 days or more ................... 171 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 455 549 number.. 67 155 68 829 Beef cows ..................farms.. 300 344 number.. 13 423 15 188 Milk cows ..................farms.. 62 88 number.. 2 570 2 685 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 461 568 number.. 68 177 59 295 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 309 373 number.. 100 086 91 238 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 328 395 number.. 180 950 160 767 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 39 number.. 409 1 608 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 78 number.. 3 647 7 128 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 10 number.. 2 875 5 015 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 556 694 acres.. 129 093 115 989 bushels.. 14 920 719 12 190 741 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 108 124 acres.. 3 018 3 948 tons, green.. 43 868 51 456 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 3 acres.. 122 (D) bushels.. 11 900 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 11 acres.. 381 313 bushels.. 15 652 9 078 Oats for grain................farms.. 159 237 acres.. 4 404 7 594 bushels.. 270 240 341 525 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 429 535 acres.. 45 954 51 259 bushels.. 1 659 939 1 479 959 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 445 476 acres.. 24 592 21 962 tons, dry.. 74 088 62 032 @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. .