1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAWES COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 471 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 821 756 842 110 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 745 1 888 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 459 682 359 379 Average per acre .........dollars.. 266 183 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 181 39 123 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 46 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 75 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 212 195 Total cropland .................farms.. 393 378 acres.. 197 583 190 954 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 353 343 acres.. 103 923 92 188 Irrigated land .................farms.. 89 84 acres.. 16 294 14 515 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 195 23 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 863 53 284 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 623 4 503 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 573 19 261 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 81 $100,000 or more .................... 65 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 313 17 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 373 39 763 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 309 Other ............................... 157 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 221 200 200 days or more ................... 122 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 341 344 number.. 59 413 55 679 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 320 number.. 31 384 30 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 31 number.. 69 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 345 number.. 39 948 34 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 41 number.. 591 2 154 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 45 number.. 1 258 5 469 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 55 number.. 2 487 4 347 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 38 number.. 627 1 441 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 120 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 32 25 acres.. 4 622 2 444 bushels.. 557 436 255 456 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 9 acres.. 342 412 tons, green.. 5 777 6 035 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 110 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 201 189 acres.. 36 633 31 110 bushels.. 1 315 099 997 507 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 61 acres.. 1 013 2 459 bushels.. 36 180 114 963 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 297 acres.. 62 706 56 796 tons, dry.. 107 362 89 950 @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.