1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAWES COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 446 498 Land in farms ..................acres.. 842 110 751 313 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 888 1 509 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 359 379 375 074 Average per acre .........dollars.. 183 260 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 123 38 307 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 46 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 75 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 195 209 Total cropland .................farms.. 378 416 acres.. 190 954 193 816 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 343 384 acres.. 92 188 104 574 Irrigated land .................farms.. 84 74 acres.. 14 515 14 031 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 765 21 661 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 284 43 496 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 503 5 648 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 261 16 013 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 73 $100,000 or more .................... 53 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 734 16 238 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 763 32 607 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 446 498 $1,000.. 5 734 4 223 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 856 8 480 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 309 335 Other ............................... 137 163 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 245 200 days or more ................... 117 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 370 number.. 55 679 53 266 Beef cows ..................farms.. 320 309 number.. 30 642 28 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 58 number.. 110 148 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 384 number.. 34 278 32 008 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 46 number.. 2 154 3 199 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 45 number.. 5 469 3 894 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 49 number.. 4 347 5 030 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 74 number.. 1 441 2 509 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 120 181 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 26 acres.. 2 444 2 530 bushels.. 255 456 262 282 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 8 acres.. 412 500 tons, green.. 6 035 9 786 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 7 acres.. 110 80 bushels.. (D) 3 365 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 189 248 acres.. 31 110 35 185 bushels.. 997 507 1 281 342 Oats for grain................farms.. 61 106 acres.. 2 459 4 559 bushels.. 114 963 146 217 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 297 345 acres.. 56 796 55 412 tons, dry.. 89 950 92 053 @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. .