1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 630 744 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 502 264 135 Average size of farm .......acres.. 394 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 113 221 237 Average per acre .........dollars.. 772 646 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 012 49 030 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 236 329 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 582 684 acres.. 221 478 235 662 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 534 648 acres.. 182 030 173 446 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 93 acres.. 17 985 17 420 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 770 80 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 476 107 584 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 641 19 602 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 129 60 440 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 137 163 $100,000 or more .................... 214 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 468 64 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 837 87 218 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 630 742 $1,000.. 18 016 16 001 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 597 21 565 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 497 594 Other ............................... 133 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 282 200 days or more ................... 127 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 369 459 number.. 55 936 68 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 259 number.. 10 819 10 141 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 57 number.. 2 357 2 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 374 465 number.. 78 540 70 718 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 243 302 number.. 87 721 76 994 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 258 316 number.. 182 537 142 021 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 42 number.. 3 201 2 513 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 460 1 080 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 478 598 acres.. 96 948 82 200 bushels.. 10 784 200 7 661 955 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 93 107 acres.. 4 672 5 568 tons, green.. 63 174 65 842 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 7 acres.. 160 212 bushels.. 13 668 16 065 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 12 acres.. (D) 224 bushels.. (D) 5 716 Oats for grain................farms.. 197 296 acres.. 5 931 11 348 bushels.. 410 489 600 595 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 519 acres.. 53 739 53 900 bushels.. 1 938 803 1 629 928 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 404 444 acres.. 24 302 22 467 tons, dry.. 81 528 70 106 @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. .