1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 YORK COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 765 899 Land in farms ..................acres.. 345 509 349 155 Average size of farm .......acres.. 452 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 664 172 388 897 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 455 1 000 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 121 82 906 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 311 500 to 999 acres .................... 220 229 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 702 816 acres.. 304 862 319 700 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 807 acres.. 267 621 231 813 Irrigated land .................farms.. 576 651 acres.. 199 097 176 233 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 151 402 109 114 Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 911 121 372 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 485 51 350 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 917 57 764 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 188 $100,000 or more .................... 345 292 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 119 279 89 467 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 921 99 408 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 765 900 $1,000.. 38 708 19 610 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 598 21 789 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 614 727 Other ............................... 151 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 328 200 days or more ................... 141 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 372 number.. 50 049 44 648 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 280 number.. (D) 9 194 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 136 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 390 number.. 80 697 60 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 165 175 number.. 80 482 81 204 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 176 187 number.. 162 004 153 688 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 44 number.. 1 587 2 005 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. 2 000 3 235 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 587 649 acres.. 189 476 157 613 bushels.. 28 520 997 22 899 913 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 24 acres.. 1 200 1 064 tons, green.. 14 781 21 588 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 323 380 acres.. 37 579 33 841 bushels.. 3 301 411 3 017 568 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 147 acres.. 2 326 3 758 bushels.. 70 679 152 211 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 37 acres.. 120 468 bushels.. 8 900 21 960 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 456 525 acres.. 32 518 31 588 bushels.. 1 350 277 1 270 348 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 266 285 acres.. 6 745 5 759 tons, dry.. 19 513 18 586 @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. .