1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 THAYER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 623 744 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 598 380 147 Average size of farm .......acres.. 558 511 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 420 848 326 431 Average per acre .........dollars.. 702 657 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 356 66 504 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 217 500 to 999 acres .................... 153 174 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 120 Total cropland .................farms.. 572 681 acres.. 282 991 302 746 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 562 666 acres.. 220 458 208 300 Irrigated land .................farms.. 331 391 acres.. 98 315 87 117 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 403 80 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 058 108 802 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 774 33 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 630 47 371 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 128 158 $100,000 or more .................... 182 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 608 68 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 335 92 296 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 623 744 $1,000.. 7 312 12 969 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 737 17 432 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 488 597 Other ............................... 135 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 230 272 200 days or more ................... 123 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 342 428 number.. 39 483 42 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 296 366 number.. 11 797 13 580 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 33 number.. 415 973 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 338 443 number.. 44 586 62 051 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 140 number.. 34 551 34 646 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 125 144 number.. 61 376 61 537 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 48 number.. 1 252 2 879 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 57 number.. 917 5 348 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 295 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 325 349 acres.. 81 362 65 110 bushels.. 12 435 761 9 190 741 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 15 acres.. 417 458 tons, green.. 7 137 7 690 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 446 495 acres.. 62 557 57 572 bushels.. 5 247 672 4 670 665 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 397 498 acres.. 38 412 45 120 bushels.. 989 511 1 804 020 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 64 acres.. 1 270 1 226 bushels.. 61 496 67 596 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 348 423 acres.. 26 731 27 901 bushels.. 1 091 472 1 072 036 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 315 399 acres.. 11 870 13 793 tons, dry.. 31 993 38 745 @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. .