1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 821 898 Land in farms ..................acres.. 417 698 406 363 Average size of farm .......acres.. 509 453 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 127 275 382 Average per acre .........dollars.. 651 592 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 453 59 594 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 333 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 730 786 acres.. 240 349 231 212 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 681 732 acres.. 184 496 157 780 Irrigated land .................farms.. 693 710 acres.. 181 196 153 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 191 286 130 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 991 145 016 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 522 33 726 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 136 763 96 498 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 159 176 $100,000 or more .................... 243 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 156 647 111 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 034 124 706 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 820 898 $1,000.. 31 751 16 405 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 720 18 268 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 601 646 Other ............................... 220 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 342 383 200 days or more ................... 171 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 392 number.. 115 399 105 412 Beef cows ..................farms.. 236 228 number.. 15 103 14 081 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 23 number.. 431 604 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 349 404 number.. 170 347 146 188 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 61 number.. 12 611 10 605 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 59 number.. 43 021 29 121 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 36 number.. 6 152 20 474 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 47 number.. (D) 1 336 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 5 910 390 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 544 562 acres.. 72 938 55 656 bushels.. 8 578 296 5 836 841 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 76 96 acres.. 4 780 4 533 tons, green.. 84 203 60 100 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 84 acres.. 12 712 10 584 bushels.. 270 684 326 062 Oats for grain................farms.. 11 17 acres.. 253 267 bushels.. 8 195 13 366 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 372 bushels.. 0 10 190 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 411 501 acres.. 20 346 23 957 tons, dry.. 64 722 80 691 @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. .