1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHERMAN COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 500 576 Land in farms ..................acres.. 298 115 319 593 Average size of farm .......acres.. 596 555 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 131 169 227 Average per acre .........dollars.. 504 365 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 537 32 259 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 66 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 185 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 100 Total cropland .................farms.. 410 514 acres.. 171 304 187 963 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 385 481 acres.. 99 771 95 046 Irrigated land .................farms.. 215 279 acres.. 52 698 49 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 916 30 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 832 52 442 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 711 11 913 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 205 18 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 109 $100,000 or more .................... 99 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 044 22 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 205 38 756 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 499 576 $1,000.. 3 845 4 467 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 706 7 755 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 405 Other ............................... 143 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 268 200 days or more ................... 113 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 373 417 number.. 47 140 51 941 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 353 number.. 23 206 23 951 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 38 number.. 867 1 345 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 373 424 number.. 26 423 27 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 143 number.. 17 821 19 072 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 152 number.. 35 218 34 851 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 33 number.. 2 520 1 502 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 44 number.. 1 755 2 612 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 1 965 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 267 354 acres.. 52 887 47 895 bushels.. 6 865 853 5 484 551 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 35 acres.. 1 308 1 097 tons, green.. 18 305 14 673 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 72 79 acres.. 4 448 3 319 bushels.. 292 640 237 308 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 72 162 acres.. 2 488 5 795 bushels.. 85 342 181 516 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 57 acres.. 875 1 078 bushels.. 46 715 50 350 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 101 158 acres.. 5 502 6 017 bushels.. 179 365 182 768 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 341 389 acres.. 34 668 31 865 tons, dry.. 93 259 91 781 @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. .