1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RED WILLOW COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 425 489 Land in farms ..................acres.. 439 475 451 724 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 034 924 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 457 800 330 485 Average per acre .........dollars.. 469 379 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 998 62 319 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 159 175 Total cropland .................farms.. 361 430 acres.. 254 350 268 969 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 411 acres.. 156 775 152 348 Irrigated land .................farms.. 161 209 acres.. 42 309 46 837 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 098 69 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 819 142 872 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 408 19 510 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 690 50 354 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 92 $100,000 or more .................... 144 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 170 57 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 460 118 012 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 425 489 $1,000.. 9 914 10 403 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 328 21 275 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 316 352 Other ............................... 109 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 162 201 200 days or more ................... 86 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 257 304 number.. 52 241 61 469 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 232 number.. 15 850 17 057 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 19 number.. 262 404 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 269 309 number.. 67 827 70 862 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 100 number.. 23 006 25 260 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 107 number.. 51 214 62 256 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 9 number.. 1 178 455 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 33 number.. (D) 1 115 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 120 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 225 acres.. 51 892 46 544 bushels.. 6 306 651 5 814 815 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 27 acres.. 1 376 1 511 tons, green.. 20 316 19 936 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 130 182 acres.. 19 911 21 221 bushels.. 1 370 159 1 384 570 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 271 332 acres.. 66 182 62 139 bushels.. 2 886 773 2 623 321 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 39 acres.. 779 1 149 bushels.. 38 638 60 022 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 81 acres.. 3 692 6 488 bushels.. 133 534 266 163 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 182 209 acres.. 12 158 10 456 tons, dry.. 48 748 31 920 @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. .