1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 THOMAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 97 94 Land in farms ..................acres.. 360 203 362 205 Average size of farm .......acres.. 3 713 3 853 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 605 183 839 989 Average per acre .........dollars.. 163 218 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 074 30 916 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 8 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 8 5 180 to 499 acres .................... 11 6 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 6 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 53 57 acres.. 14 193 14 264 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 43 47 acres.. 8 976 9 551 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 17 acres.. 2 971 3 074 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 001 8 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 789 93 375 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 152 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 849 8 455 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 6 2 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 4 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 11 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 16 16 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 15 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 21 $100,000 or more .................... 25 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 246 6 803 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 702 72 370 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 97 94 $1,000.. 1 754 1 974 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 087 21 005 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 68 76 Other ............................... 29 18 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 50 49 200 days or more ................... 26 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 90 number.. 26 136 29 293 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 74 number.. 13 210 13 429 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 5 number.. 9 10 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 89 number.. 14 968 15 747 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 14 number.. 3 309 2 488 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 7 366 2 954 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 129 145 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 8 acres.. 992 (D) bushels.. 126 315 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 227 (D) tons, green.. 3 550 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 42 44 acres.. 7 052 7 688 tons, dry.. 10 415 (D) @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. .