1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUNDY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 323 308 Land in farms ..................acres.. 590 935 528 731 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 830 1 717 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 848 958 624 677 Average per acre .........dollars.. 480 363 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 124 115 370 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 13 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 33 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 46 51 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 155 150 Total cropland .................farms.. 279 283 acres.. 217 469 230 003 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 254 259 acres.. 148 777 136 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 176 188 acres.. 85 302 89 431 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 632 81 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 268 209 264 002 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 095 27 900 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 537 53 412 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 9 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 58 $100,000 or more .................... 152 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 977 67 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 070 218 203 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 245 Other ............................... 74 63 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 94 200 days or more ................... 62 44 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 206 196 number.. 73 881 73 040 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 165 number.. (D) 16 690 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) 38 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 207 number.. 65 442 67 625 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 22 number.. 5 323 8 024 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 23 number.. 7 313 16 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 917 691 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. 161 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 171 186 acres.. 85 019 81 456 bushels.. 11 884 992 10 292 687 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 23 acres.. 1 303 1 416 tons, green.. 25 168 28 039 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 26 acres.. 1 959 3 361 bushels.. 104 993 190 378 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 151 124 acres.. 33 892 22 495 bushels.. 1 309 648 438 744 Oats for grain................farms.. 4 7 acres.. 178 171 bushels.. 14 900 8 235 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 10 acres.. 559 1 586 bushels.. 27 054 53 794 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 134 149 acres.. 17 280 18 916 tons, dry.. 71 177 72 029 @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.