1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAWSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 858 876 Land in farms ..................acres.. 649 847 658 572 Average size of farm .......acres.. 757 752 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 624 814 616 458 Average per acre .........dollars.. 859 868 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 080 97 303 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 167 190 1,000 acres or more ................. 220 211 Total cropland .................farms.. 704 726 acres.. 354 226 351 832 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 688 acres.. 298 992 268 445 Irrigated land .................farms.. 526 587 acres.. 218 761 207 559 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 399 475 322 631 Average per farm .........dollars.. 465 589 368 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 569 55 218 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 309 906 267 413 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 141 $100,000 or more .................... 387 347 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 303 931 296 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 060 338 717 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 633 660 Other ............................... 225 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 332 287 200 days or more ................... 192 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 501 487 number.. 253 280 217 793 Beef cows ..................farms.. 400 390 number.. 40 111 38 388 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 12 number.. 125 155 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 499 490 number.. 392 237 329 774 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 139 number.. 43 001 73 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 148 number.. 135 003 176 727 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 43 number.. 1 430 3 126 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 31 number.. 992 1 229 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 1 532 602 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 533 558 acres.. 206 727 170 207 bushels.. 29 188 754 21 055 563 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 103 100 acres.. 5 414 6 530 tons, green.. 99 164 108 259 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 68 acres.. 912 5 597 bushels.. 57 351 391 377 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 80 acres.. 4 490 6 301 bushels.. 165 530 227 012 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 15 acres.. 195 283 bushels.. 9 916 17 900 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 189 208 acres.. 14 741 13 484 bushels.. 689 949 484 333 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 495 553 acres.. 61 041 62 546 tons, dry.. 215 982 230 809 @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.