1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 726 826 Land in farms ..................acres.. 228 167 231 556 Average size of farm .......acres.. 314 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 767 290 634 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 361 1 079 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 473 46 858 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 281 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 647 744 acres.. 205 244 207 222 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 612 700 acres.. 182 881 166 195 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 66 acres.. 13 803 10 569 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 826 75 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 198 91 985 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 219 27 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 607 48 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 135 $100,000 or more .................... 202 174 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 179 56 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 899 68 842 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 727 826 $1,000.. 24 047 20 096 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 077 24 330 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 487 539 Other ............................... 239 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 392 200 days or more ................... 213 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 297 327 number.. 28 391 38 172 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 212 number.. 5 272 5 313 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 31 number.. 2 599 2 282 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 327 number.. 31 456 50 495 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 166 209 number.. 63 904 63 619 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 177 223 number.. 144 396 129 631 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 41 number.. 3 484 2 042 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 56 number.. 754 4 102 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 5 170 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 493 586 acres.. 87 413 71 749 bushels.. 11 800 566 8 424 273 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 50 acres.. 2 700 1 984 tons, green.. 39 027 35 758 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 17 acres.. 1 192 985 bushels.. 116 184 89 986 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 64 acres.. 913 1 592 bushels.. 29 740 55 857 Oats for grain................farms.. 112 143 acres.. 2 683 3 234 bushels.. 175 979 187 463 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 474 562 acres.. 73 030 72 628 bushels.. 3 147 067 2 737 409 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 344 384 acres.. 16 348 15 433 tons, dry.. 57 542 56 866 @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. .