1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 448 508 Land in farms ..................acres.. 307 527 300 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 686 591 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 364 593 271 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 548 394 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 786 42 673 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 103 87 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 141 500 to 999 acres .................... 83 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 380 453 acres.. 194 601 193 369 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 360 430 acres.. 128 593 112 941 Irrigated land .................farms.. 134 143 acres.. 36 034 23 378 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 643 32 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 206 793 64 482 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 286 12 311 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 357 20 446 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 88 $100,000 or more .................... 103 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 413 26 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 548 52 153 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 449 509 $1,000.. 14 779 5 228 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 915 10 272 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 376 Other ............................... 131 132 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 182 201 200 days or more ................... 105 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 365 number.. 71 545 40 748 Beef cows ..................farms.. 292 319 number.. 17 591 17 332 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 35 number.. 538 680 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 320 369 number.. 90 314 28 998 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 92 number.. 26 404 21 682 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 102 number.. 47 532 38 955 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 16 number.. 481 406 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 38 number.. (D) 1 701 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 140 134 acres.. 33 475 20 798 bushels.. 4 701 615 2 838 787 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 481 (D) tons, green.. 8 085 2 504 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 232 303 acres.. 34 440 32 990 bushels.. 2 750 583 2 508 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 257 341 acres.. 36 519 33 843 bushels.. 1 381 960 1 500 800 Oats for grain................farms.. 37 83 acres.. 827 2 401 bushels.. 42 358 107 220 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 75 111 acres.. 5 683 4 882 bushels.. 226 738 170 255 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 314 acres.. 19 532 19 480 tons, dry.. 46 337 43 766 @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. .