1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STANTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 557 695 Land in farms ..................acres.. 217 228 241 886 Average size of farm .......acres.. 390 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 277 829 231 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 723 662 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 694 62 175 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 509 637 acres.. 176 127 198 838 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 469 603 acres.. 136 584 134 986 Irrigated land .................farms.. 85 118 acres.. 19 248 18 873 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 173 94 996 Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 457 136 685 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 760 15 275 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 78 412 79 721 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 130 $100,000 or more .................... 168 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 092 81 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 587 117 285 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 557 694 $1,000.. 16 463 13 535 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 557 19 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 424 540 Other ............................... 133 155 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 280 200 days or more ................... 125 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 438 number.. 62 847 76 997 Beef cows ..................farms.. 248 295 number.. 11 126 10 941 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 31 number.. 1 323 935 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 369 454 number.. 84 045 101 685 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 174 250 number.. 55 714 67 105 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 183 269 number.. 112 808 124 850 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 21 number.. 1 444 997 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 52 number.. (D) 35 039 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 16 number.. (D) 2 061 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 425 560 acres.. 75 876 68 199 bushels.. 8 965 707 6 347 679 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 61 acres.. 4 033 2 855 tons, green.. 62 025 34 159 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 6 acres.. 331 315 bushels.. 23 752 18 100 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 19 acres.. 403 440 bushels.. 15 639 13 042 Oats for grain................farms.. 122 192 acres.. 3 972 6 203 bushels.. 303 223 299 837 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 329 452 acres.. 32 699 39 893 bushels.. 1 206 157 1 142 507 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 362 402 acres.. 21 173 17 888 tons, dry.. 70 726 58 255 @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. .