1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DIXON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 583 609 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 611 242 898 Average size of farm .......acres.. 416 399 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 498 276 169 Average per acre .........dollars.. 868 698 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 957 87 592 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 48 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 204 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 522 542 acres.. 194 035 202 412 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 451 498 acres.. 148 560 140 101 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 36 acres.. 16 262 8 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 176 122 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 988 200 648 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 179 22 168 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 998 100 027 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 107 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 116 $100,000 or more .................... 171 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 773 100 378 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 992 164 824 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 392 427 Other ............................... 191 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 276 241 200 days or more ................... 173 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 341 346 number.. 43 296 45 164 Beef cows ..................farms.. 273 272 number.. 11 746 9 785 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 20 number.. 355 571 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 343 349 number.. 40 681 54 575 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 112 240 number.. 54 280 68 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 119 258 number.. 109 436 151 339 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 30 number.. 1 358 3 398 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) 5 522 512 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 1 775 2 550 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 379 446 acres.. 75 200 82 493 bushels.. 7 741 041 9 060 749 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 59 40 acres.. 1 566 1 449 tons, green.. 16 845 26 983 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 6 acres.. 91 358 bushels.. 5 760 12 270 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 89 192 acres.. 3 901 9 312 bushels.. 252 432 663 510 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 324 301 acres.. 58 427 35 492 bushels.. 1 845 395 1 371 371 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 284 308 acres.. 12 322 14 171 tons, dry.. 32 284 45 284 @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.