1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUNDY COUNTY, NEBRASKA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 308 389 Land in farms ..................acres.. 528 731 536 373 Average size of farm .......acres.. 1 717 1 379 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 624 677 527 154 Average per acre .........dollars.. 363 378 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 370 88 334 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 30 33 180 to 499 acres .................... 51 66 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 150 171 Total cropland .................farms.. 283 337 acres.. 230 003 231 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 259 320 acres.. 136 789 133 396 Irrigated land .................farms.. 188 208 acres.. 89 431 82 673 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 313 55 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 002 143 416 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 900 23 385 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 412 32 404 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 16 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 56 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 53 $100,000 or more .................... 132 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 207 47 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 203 121 443 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 308 389 $1,000.. 13 491 9 530 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 801 24 498 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 245 307 Other ............................... 63 82 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 94 141 200 days or more ................... 44 73 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 196 248 number.. 73 040 62 477 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 184 number.. 16 690 17 243 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 17 number.. 38 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 207 255 number.. 67 625 50 717 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 51 number.. 8 024 13 942 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 59 number.. 16 154 24 137 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 6 number.. 691 657 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 36 number.. (D) 1 033 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 395 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 186 204 acres.. 81 456 67 974 bushels.. 10 292 687 9 953 092 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 23 acres.. 1 416 1 126 tons, green.. 28 039 21 361 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 60 acres.. 3 361 6 755 bushels.. 190 378 346 729 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 124 224 acres.. 22 495 34 109 bushels.. 438 744 1 352 009 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 27 acres.. 171 1 236 bushels.. 8 235 47 012 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 22 acres.. 1 586 1 525 bushels.. 53 794 64 316 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 172 acres.. 18 916 17 850 tons, dry.. 72 029 58 026 @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. .