1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SEWARD COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 879 974 Land in farms ..................acres.. 314 949 339 349 Average size of farm .......acres.. 358 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 133 310 475 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 003 906 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 780 55 933 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 202 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 243 305 500 to 999 acres .................... 174 201 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 777 863 acres.. 274 777 297 213 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 738 837 acres.. 230 961 213 318 Irrigated land .................farms.. 291 389 acres.. 84 987 85 864 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 894 89 082 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 645 91 460 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 687 35 092 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 207 53 990 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 176 $100,000 or more .................... 241 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 565 72 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 692 74 132 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 879 973 $1,000.. 24 401 15 474 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 760 15 904 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 568 677 Other ............................... 311 297 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 439 465 200 days or more ................... 294 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 418 485 number.. 34 736 40 460 Beef cows ..................farms.. 325 352 number.. 8 376 8 617 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 46 number.. 1 443 1 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 413 489 number.. 46 538 59 077 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 194 201 number.. 64 773 47 763 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 210 211 number.. 127 626 94 487 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 60 number.. 3 480 3 174 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 71 number.. 1 262 3 227 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 8 number.. 114 1 865 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 393 468 acres.. 87 564 74 111 bushels.. 12 951 643 9 818 113 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 39 acres.. 1 272 1 837 tons, green.. 25 078 28 934 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 510 591 acres.. 77 705 67 710 bushels.. 7 143 591 5 627 328 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 203 332 acres.. 8 387 12 421 bushels.. 246 731 479 920 Oats for grain................farms.. 92 127 acres.. 1 628 2 278 bushels.. 104 510 103 918 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 489 625 acres.. 44 705 45 949 bushels.. 1 960 652 1 704 484 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 438 acres.. 12 569 11 936 tons, dry.. 33 069 31 863 @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. .