1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SALINE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 742 881 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 079 342 898 Average size of farm .......acres.. 421 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 555 242 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 732 614 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 616 57 869 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 316 500 to 999 acres .................... 184 198 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 831 acres.. 264 736 290 924 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 657 808 acres.. 213 172 203 742 Irrigated land .................farms.. 259 336 acres.. 63 684 63 977 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 634 50 452 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 674 57 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 837 28 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 797 22 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 50 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 204 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 144 $100,000 or more .................... 174 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 633 38 861 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 109 44 110 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 742 881 $1,000.. 15 611 11 909 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 039 13 518 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 556 664 Other ............................... 186 217 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 378 200 days or more ................... 171 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 415 498 number.. 24 020 27 640 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 438 number.. 8 833 9 784 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 32 number.. 526 646 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 414 498 number.. 18 851 22 333 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 157 177 number.. 44 357 40 584 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 171 194 number.. 93 176 72 514 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 45 number.. 2 118 2 663 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 107 number.. 1 976 6 909 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 7 number.. 0 1 350 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 313 356 acres.. 59 701 48 278 bushels.. 8 919 692 6 032 352 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 27 acres.. 556 556 tons, green.. 8 169 8 873 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 548 622 acres.. 85 515 72 069 bushels.. 7 874 996 5 766 874 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 375 544 acres.. 25 528 34 538 bushels.. 468 560 1 235 844 Oats for grain................farms.. 136 163 acres.. 2 455 2 226 bushels.. 172 922 98 572 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 433 573 acres.. 31 623 34 415 bushels.. 1 328 496 1 208 691 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 424 491 acres.. 14 250 14 309 tons, dry.. 37 185 40 172 @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. .