1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SARPY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 362 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 085 110 035 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 467 448 296 456 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 711 1 156 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 222 46 438 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 330 395 acres.. 94 534 97 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 320 368 acres.. 85 411 77 857 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 37 acres.. 4 552 4 184 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 388 59 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 817 136 262 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 276 14 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 112 45 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 76 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 67 $100,000 or more .................... 81 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 734 49 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 387 114 396 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 362 436 $1,000.. 8 703 9 868 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 043 22 632 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 262 Other ............................... 151 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 231 200 days or more ................... 126 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 200 number.. 20 986 25 416 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 133 number.. 2 636 3 254 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 15 number.. 332 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 134 199 number.. 49 777 61 143 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 66 number.. 11 639 16 093 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 69 number.. 26 664 33 862 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 22 number.. 1 467 1 592 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 26 number.. 361 1 009 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 2 375 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 267 297 acres.. 43 505 36 681 bushels.. 5 815 468 4 192 228 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 14 acres.. 329 570 tons, green.. 4 684 9 277 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 11 acres.. 981 618 bushels.. 78 304 53 139 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 33 acres.. 410 658 bushels.. 13 378 23 166 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 22 acres.. 314 485 bushels.. 22 070 24 041 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 247 299 acres.. 35 262 32 998 bushels.. 1 481 921 1 222 951 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 166 179 acres.. 5 589 7 242 tons, dry.. 19 822 25 176 @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. .