1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHEELER COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 200 213 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 976 283 272 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 320 1 330 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 360 410 445 505 Average per acre .........dollars.. 300 319 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 782 76 146 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 4 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 30 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 156 179 acres.. 104 598 109 225 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 146 163 acres.. 66 467 67 266 Irrigated land .................farms.. 88 99 acres.. 36 264 35 309 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 807 119 069 Average per farm .........dollars.. 614 037 559 008 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 528 6 644 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 116 279 112 425 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 14 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 40 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 35 $100,000 or more .................... 69 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 115 677 115 671 Average per farm .........dollars.. 578 384 540 520 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 200 214 $1,000.. 3 892 2 909 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 461 13 592 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 152 165 Other ............................... 48 48 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 75 96 200 days or more ................... 46 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 147 151 number.. 79 045 87 144 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 125 number.. 15 369 16 426 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 32 number.. 1 444 1 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 150 154 number.. 152 273 153 723 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 33 number.. 8 916 9 603 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 34 number.. 23 158 22 562 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 9 number.. 766 711 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 13 number.. (D) 563 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 121 acres.. 28 176 26 679 bushels.. 3 075 074 3 384 358 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 34 acres.. 2 993 2 053 tons, green.. 31 349 26 977 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 9 3 acres.. 208 49 bushels.. 10 078 1 720 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 33 acres.. 3 431 2 679 bushels.. 104 461 103 483 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 122 acres.. 31 463 34 031 tons, dry.. 47 145 46 864 @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. .