1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAKOTA COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 289 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 142 068 138 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 492 468 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 504 194 414 618 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 015 898 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 023 61 444 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 88 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 261 268 acres.. 119 520 121 499 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 218 249 acres.. 98 893 99 048 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 28 acres.. 12 125 13 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 954 27 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 188 93 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 410 19 853 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 544 7 601 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 24 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 39 $100,000 or more .................... 75 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 645 20 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 436 69 102 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 195 Other ............................... 122 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 117 200 days or more ................... 99 83 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 121 129 number.. 8 342 11 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 107 number.. (D) 5 199 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 289 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 124 number.. 5 394 6 737 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 76 number.. 12 944 19 058 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 78 number.. 20 281 32 580 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 16 number.. 319 339 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 390 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 174 214 acres.. 47 001 51 183 bushels.. 5 461 316 6 541 760 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 8 acres.. 1 162 197 tons, green.. 12 894 1 825 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 3 050 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 72 acres.. 1 325 3 902 bushels.. 85 493 291 475 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 168 185 acres.. 44 519 37 093 bushels.. 1 583 161 1 556 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 103 acres.. 4 108 6 401 tons, dry.. 9 113 21 548 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.