1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SIOUX COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 327 353 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 005 877 1 122 369 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 076 3 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 678 135 740 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 223 226 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 858 40 414 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 65 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 174 181 Total cropland .................farms.. 251 274 acres.. 91 773 104 804 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 232 256 acres.. 61 545 67 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 155 149 acres.. 39 406 35 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 709 39 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 946 112 318 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 522 5 941 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 188 33 708 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 67 $100,000 or more .................... 117 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 359 29 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 292 84 582 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 327 354 $1,000.. 9 526 7 765 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 132 21 934 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 253 284 Other ............................... 74 69 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 133 145 200 days or more ................... 54 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 262 number.. 77 531 74 563 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 214 number.. 29 450 24 941 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 45 number.. 49 75 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 279 number.. 78 228 63 106 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 24 number.. 6 083 1 932 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 24 number.. 20 568 2 883 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 14 number.. 3 099 469 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 49 number.. 701 1 250 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 85 89 acres.. 15 094 9 864 bushels.. 1 743 451 1 107 808 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 18 acres.. 1 184 671 tons, green.. 22 309 10 620 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 58 acres.. 3 458 6 314 bushels.. 108 008 246 384 Oats for grain................farms.. 16 38 acres.. 576 1 445 bushels.. 23 916 45 793 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 154 bushels.. 0 5 750 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 217 acres.. 35 392 42 425 tons, dry.. 61 051 70 077 @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. .