1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAUNDERS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 235 1 417 Land in farms ..................acres.. 437 274 445 387 Average size of farm .......acres.. 354 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 425 107 281 774 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 199 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 277 54 419 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 123 10 to 49 acres ...................... 150 167 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 366 180 to 499 acres .................... 383 485 500 to 999 acres .................... 233 214 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 139 1 298 acres.. 383 206 394 209 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 084 1 267 acres.. 339 952 307 451 Irrigated land .................farms.. 250 271 acres.. 63 395 52 295 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 140 199 145 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 521 102 933 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 197 45 450 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 002 100 405 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 237 315 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 195 277 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 239 240 $100,000 or more .................... 295 195 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 514 122 057 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 885 86 198 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 234 1 416 $1,000.. 35 997 23 070 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 171 16 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 868 999 Other ............................... 367 418 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 547 613 200 days or more ................... 329 359 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 505 627 number.. 58 192 74 945 Beef cows ..................farms.. 395 478 number.. 12 320 11 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 61 number.. 1 378 1 643 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 499 628 number.. 85 215 128 839 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 236 305 number.. 52 879 55 780 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 252 329 number.. 103 665 106 036 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 79 number.. 4 669 2 648 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 108 number.. 4 078 26 944 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 21 number.. 4 145 2 394 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 908 1 067 acres.. 160 190 123 685 bushels.. 20 866 008 12 385 498 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 61 73 acres.. 2 998 2 950 tons, green.. 63 713 46 938 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 217 247 acres.. 24 266 19 856 bushels.. 2 295 955 1 543 594 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 201 339 acres.. 5 957 8 835 bushels.. 186 915 312 096 Oats for grain................farms.. 112 219 acres.. 2 016 3 833 bushels.. 137 789 206 208 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 906 1 090 acres.. 131 632 131 810 bushels.. 5 079 941 4 058 465 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 549 595 acres.. 18 882 21 268 tons, dry.. 55 166 62 694 @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. .