1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DIXON COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 609 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 898 266 349 Average size of farm .......acres.. 399 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 276 169 210 700 Average per acre .........dollars.. 698 580 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 592 53 443 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 143 180 to 499 acres .................... 204 245 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 542 629 acres.. 202 412 219 330 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 591 acres.. 140 101 144 375 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 63 acres.. 8 341 12 044 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 195 90 644 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 648 128 756 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 168 16 920 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 100 027 73 724 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 107 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 147 $100,000 or more .................... 140 133 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 378 78 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 824 111 370 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 609 704 $1,000.. 20 420 8 811 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 530 12 516 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 427 513 Other ............................... 182 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 300 200 days or more ................... 149 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 346 410 number.. 45 164 50 410 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 291 number.. 9 785 11 400 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 37 number.. 571 859 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 349 410 number.. 54 575 63 852 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 240 284 number.. 68 818 69 457 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 258 301 number.. 151 339 132 094 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 29 number.. 3 398 1 858 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 42 number.. 5 522 512 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. 2 550 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 446 547 acres.. 82 493 79 201 bushels.. 9 060 749 6 957 103 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 50 acres.. 1 449 1 504 tons, green.. 26 983 18 728 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 358 85 bushels.. 12 270 6 100 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 155 bushels.. (D) 4 730 Oats for grain................farms.. 192 259 acres.. 9 312 12 691 bushels.. 663 510 659 138 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 301 369 acres.. 35 492 40 009 bushels.. 1 371 371 1 215 092 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 341 acres.. 14 171 13 212 tons, dry.. 45 284 37 943 @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. .