1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 THURSTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 386 462 Land in farms ..................acres.. 193 556 193 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 501 419 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 367 581 270 814 Average per acre .........dollars.. 785 646 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 451 52 529 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 42 50 to 179 acres ..................... 54 81 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 165 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 360 425 acres.. 179 441 173 927 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 336 405 acres.. 143 354 126 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 31 acres.. 4 092 3 314 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 468 40 287 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 109 87 201 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 834 17 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 634 23 090 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 82 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 93 $100,000 or more .................... 137 116 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 165 30 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 872 65 285 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 386 463 $1,000.. 11 629 7 286 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 127 15 736 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 308 379 Other ............................... 78 83 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 131 164 200 days or more ................... 71 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 202 number.. 30 511 23 673 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 123 number.. 5 396 4 278 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 20 number.. 1 012 902 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 174 205 number.. 28 241 21 512 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 124 180 number.. 47 827 46 828 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 127 189 number.. 94 494 90 111 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 16 number.. 1 692 752 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 24 number.. (D) 4 234 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 950 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 309 378 acres.. 75 527 62 539 bushels.. 8 853 401 6 120 720 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 27 acres.. 1 086 1 403 tons, green.. 12 523 18 939 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. 73 202 bushels.. 5 992 13 703 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 550 208 bushels.. 23 060 6 200 Oats for grain................farms.. 150 201 acres.. 8 336 11 555 bushels.. 574 393 619 237 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 281 338 acres.. 43 464 43 082 bushels.. 1 670 052 1 445 458 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 176 acres.. 15 557 8 221 tons, dry.. 50 806 26 576 @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. .