1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 712 826 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 513 310 124 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 375 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 582 214 921 Average per acre .........dollars.. 702 597 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 984 48 217 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 238 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 655 768 acres.. 237 876 244 502 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 627 729 acres.. 186 745 173 530 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 12 acres.. 2 470 1 123 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 061 48 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 119 58 147 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 409 24 731 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 652 23 299 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 153 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 138 132 $100,000 or more .................... 137 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 674 33 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 103 40 316 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 712 826 $1,000.. 13 798 14 357 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 379 17 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 455 585 Other ............................... 257 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 377 200 days or more ................... 223 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 398 482 number.. 25 445 32 751 Beef cows ..................farms.. 322 371 number.. 9 269 10 002 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 53 number.. 1 750 2 102 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 405 478 number.. 18 582 25 399 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 129 165 number.. 35 222 38 845 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 187 number.. 79 121 81 277 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 49 number.. 1 270 1 901 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 43 number.. (D) 1 852 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 573 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 433 484 acres.. 62 566 46 406 bushels.. 7 673 890 4 743 549 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 40 acres.. 1 358 1 275 tons, green.. 17 583 20 247 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 213 271 acres.. 23 477 22 902 bushels.. 2 089 447 1 797 558 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 211 277 acres.. 11 517 12 095 bushels.. 371 966 392 030 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 69 acres.. 580 944 bushels.. 32 343 45 964 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 530 621 acres.. 80 222 81 825 bushels.. 2 774 719 2 781 192 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 381 acres.. 11 180 10 676 tons, dry.. 29 655 30 874 @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. .