1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERIDAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 658 721 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 481 503 1 439 085 Average size of farm .......acres.. 2 252 1 996 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 430 856 560 201 Average per acre .........dollars.. 204 278 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 110 52 944 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 145 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 325 321 Total cropland .................farms.. 549 616 acres.. 365 335 367 951 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 505 585 acres.. 184 101 222 666 Irrigated land .................farms.. 178 200 acres.. 53 623 67 758 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 831 59 517 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 449 82 548 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 537 13 974 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 295 45 543 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 117 $100,000 or more .................... 174 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 070 44 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 427 62 307 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 659 721 $1,000.. 12 473 14 904 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 927 20 672 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 515 542 Other ............................... 143 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 282 200 days or more ................... 125 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 534 number.. 131 214 126 226 Beef cows ..................farms.. 454 459 number.. 67 042 63 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 49 number.. 493 495 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 518 543 number.. 80 898 84 199 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 90 number.. 9 442 10 010 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 93 number.. 15 137 14 924 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 46 number.. 4 220 7 159 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 107 number.. 1 131 3 730 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 1 195 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 165 acres.. 24 695 23 972 bushels.. 2 430 300 2 846 640 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 46 46 acres.. 3 047 2 335 tons, green.. 34 843 29 800 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 11 acres.. (D) 601 bushels.. (D) 29 884 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 218 323 acres.. 36 383 53 218 bushels.. 929 114 1 912 303 Oats for grain................farms.. 71 123 acres.. 3 607 6 942 bushels.. 177 929 286 469 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 330 (D) bushels.. 10 775 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 441 471 acres.. 111 621 120 604 tons, dry.. 163 702 195 358 @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. .