1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAKOTA COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 295 345 Land in farms ..................acres.. 138 022 150 449 Average size of farm .......acres.. 468 436 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 618 312 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 898 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 444 60 632 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 68 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 88 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 268 309 acres.. 121 499 128 580 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 249 295 acres.. 99 048 98 280 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 32 acres.. 13 669 11 271 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 454 23 121 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 064 67 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 853 15 709 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 601 7 413 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 75 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 59 $100,000 or more .................... 81 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 454 17 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 102 50 745 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 296 346 $1,000.. 6 652 7 120 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 472 20 578 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 195 233 Other ............................... 100 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 117 146 200 days or more ................... 83 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 161 number.. 11 314 13 374 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 120 number.. 5 199 4 956 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 289 316 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 154 number.. 6 737 7 971 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 76 93 number.. 19 058 18 544 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 107 number.. 32 580 26 695 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 28 number.. 339 695 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 22 number.. 390 4 010 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 1 820 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 214 245 acres.. 51 183 45 882 bushels.. 6 541 760 4 867 234 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 8 acres.. 197 170 tons, green.. 1 825 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 162 bushels.. 3 050 5 480 Oats for grain................farms.. 72 85 acres.. 3 902 6 777 bushels.. 291 475 351 329 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 185 231 acres.. 37 093 38 049 bushels.. 1 556 512 1 362 080 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 137 acres.. 6 401 6 815 tons, dry.. 21 548 21 146 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .