1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAWSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 876 974 Land in farms ..................acres.. 658 572 709 723 Average size of farm .......acres.. 752 729 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 616 458 429 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 868 588 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 303 76 168 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 204 500 to 999 acres .................... 190 201 1,000 acres or more ................. 211 237 Total cropland .................farms.. 726 817 acres.. 351 832 380 959 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 688 777 acres.. 268 445 252 840 Irrigated land .................farms.. 587 656 acres.. 207 559 195 082 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 322 631 299 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 300 307 603 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 218 48 306 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 267 413 251 299 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 148 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 165 $100,000 or more .................... 347 346 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 296 716 246 228 Average per farm .........dollars.. 338 717 252 542 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 876 975 $1,000.. 26 672 54 599 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 447 55 999 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 660 747 Other ............................... 216 227 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 377 200 days or more ................... 158 196 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 487 528 number.. 217 793 229 540 Beef cows ..................farms.. 390 393 number.. 38 388 43 121 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 24 number.. 155 243 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 490 546 number.. 329 774 361 303 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 139 172 number.. 73 709 92 689 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 148 182 number.. 176 727 193 018 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 65 number.. 3 126 3 317 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 47 number.. 1 229 2 547 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 602 1 458 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 558 648 acres.. 170 207 152 587 bushels.. 21 055 563 22 784 059 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 100 111 acres.. 6 530 5 294 tons, green.. 108 259 110 215 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 68 31 acres.. 5 597 1 810 bushels.. 391 377 123 049 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 80 126 acres.. 6 301 7 608 bushels.. 227 012 303 874 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 52 acres.. 283 1 274 bushels.. 17 900 68 564 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 208 293 acres.. 13 484 19 506 bushels.. 484 333 855 985 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 553 600 acres.. 62 546 65 021 tons, dry.. 230 809 246 692 @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. .