1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DODGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 798 855 Land in farms ..................acres.. 323 080 298 854 Average size of farm .......acres.. 405 350 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 664 371 482 820 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 654 1 345 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 441 74 679 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 161 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 248 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 722 759 acres.. 294 743 275 491 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 691 737 acres.. 278 383 254 288 Irrigated land .................farms.. 265 244 acres.. 93 487 69 600 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 141 098 116 335 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 815 136 065 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 927 51 042 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 69 172 65 293 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 150 161 $100,000 or more .................... 320 292 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 155 87 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 429 101 849 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 546 578 Other ............................... 252 277 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 372 392 200 days or more ................... 244 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 324 number.. 48 846 38 209 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 207 number.. 5 639 5 875 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 733 209 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 288 319 number.. 64 088 58 000 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 150 244 number.. 87 323 103 171 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 172 255 number.. 197 616 205 906 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 51 number.. 1 670 3 193 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 13 number.. 2 295 209 891 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 609 654 acres.. 155 007 140 294 bushels.. 19 602 452 19 339 549 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 42 acres.. 992 2 099 tons, green.. 16 559 34 587 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 19 58 acres.. 1 800 5 518 bushels.. 126 262 456 188 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 55 acres.. 585 2 149 bushels.. 14 070 68 173 Oats for grain................farms.. 20 53 acres.. 261 907 bushels.. 15 707 67 231 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 592 615 acres.. 111 177 93 844 bushels.. 4 510 274 3 965 138 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 296 332 acres.. 11 424 11 600 tons, dry.. 37 316 40 104 @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.