1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PLATTE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 099 1 245 Land in farms ..................acres.. 409 715 402 613 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 323 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 409 924 359 979 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 090 1 092 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 154 74 800 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 104 138 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 250 180 to 499 acres .................... 348 487 500 to 999 acres .................... 253 220 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 966 1 089 acres.. 353 565 359 544 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 938 1 061 acres.. 310 809 270 604 Irrigated land .................farms.. 451 603 acres.. 117 963 118 073 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 167 079 130 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 028 104 852 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 695 40 111 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 112 383 90 429 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 245 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 157 203 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 179 227 $100,000 or more .................... 417 351 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 130 147 99 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 531 79 915 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 098 1 245 $1,000.. 34 593 33 197 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 506 26 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 824 936 Other ............................... 275 309 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 414 475 200 days or more ................... 254 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 537 594 number.. 75 974 73 106 Beef cows ..................farms.. 353 344 number.. 16 081 12 964 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 73 number.. 2 661 3 894 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 537 617 number.. 94 614 77 752 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 402 472 number.. 193 898 177 603 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 433 500 number.. 379 229 351 766 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 32 number.. 1 583 1 840 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 61 number.. 5 148 5 565 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 18 number.. 17 166 33 348 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 850 976 acres.. 195 350 156 391 bushels.. 25 717 010 17 217 295 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 82 113 acres.. 3 462 5 506 tons, green.. 59 112 86 754 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 58 44 acres.. 3 324 1 550 bushels.. 273 815 97 424 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 117 166 acres.. 3 299 5 774 bushels.. 112 702 171 322 Oats for grain................farms.. 133 168 acres.. 3 133 3 463 bushels.. 240 619 196 481 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 718 804 acres.. 84 986 81 627 bushels.. 3 343 760 2 553 047 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 516 522 acres.. 22 336 20 571 tons, dry.. 76 231 65 863 @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. .