1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DODGE COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 855 962 Land in farms ..................acres.. 298 854 321 996 Average size of farm .......acres.. 350 335 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 482 820 306 522 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 345 946 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 679 61 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 98 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 206 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 331 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 170 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 759 859 acres.. 275 491 294 052 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 737 845 acres.. 254 288 241 755 Irrigated land .................farms.. 244 320 acres.. 69 600 69 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 335 104 512 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 065 108 641 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 042 41 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 293 63 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 134 193 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 161 164 $100,000 or more .................... 292 271 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 081 81 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 849 85 079 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 855 962 $1,000.. 28 746 21 579 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 621 22 432 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 578 708 Other ............................... 277 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 420 200 days or more ................... 249 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 324 380 number.. 38 209 50 674 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 208 number.. 5 875 5 938 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 22 number.. 209 926 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 319 403 number.. 58 000 64 365 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 244 284 number.. 103 171 91 192 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 255 308 number.. 205 906 183 921 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 52 number.. 3 193 2 720 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 23 number.. 209 891 3 407 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 654 770 acres.. 140 294 122 038 bushels.. 19 339 549 14 262 216 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 54 acres.. 2 099 1 999 tons, green.. 34 587 33 525 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 58 49 acres.. 5 518 4 359 bushels.. 456 188 308 595 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 54 acres.. 2 149 1 277 bushels.. 68 173 38 280 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 74 acres.. 907 1 312 bushels.. 67 231 74 654 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 615 740 acres.. 93 844 99 151 bushels.. 3 965 138 3 460 541 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 332 368 acres.. 11 600 13 896 tons, dry.. 40 104 51 296 @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. .