1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 90 792 96 543 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 166 699 31 346 565 Average size of farm .......acres.. 343 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 566 587 394 267 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 697 1 212 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 651 68 967 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 049 7 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 11 580 10 345 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 525 24 518 180 to 499 acres .................... 28 918 33 988 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 833 15 830 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 887 4 733 Total cropland .................farms.. 83 375 88 224 acres.. 26 821 844 27 195 676 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 74 951 84 009 acres.. 23 323 249 22 826 308 Irrigated land .................farms.. 957 1 063 acres.. 124 983 115 724 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 947 894 10 099 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 596 104 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 187 269 4 641 155 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 760 625 5 458 631 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 13 191 7 636 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 577 4 753 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 878 7 030 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 10 507 13 820 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 448 14 852 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 735 17 570 $100,000 or more .................... 31 456 30 882 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 405 838 7 744 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 590 80 232 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 256 66 885 Other ............................... 34 536 29 658 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 45 408 42 672 200 days or more ................... 28 673 25 568 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 38 435 43 610 number.. 3 647 129 3 963 602 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 452 29 987 number.. 1 029 172 1 065 744 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 208 5 878 number.. 222 142 258 925 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 548 43 780 number.. 2 881 122 3 223 645 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 243 31 790 number.. 14 651 919 14 153 158 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 370 34 058 number.. 27 495 818 26 812 736 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 431 6 760 number.. 265 305 405 354 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 892 2 633 number.. 24 876 834 12 560 235 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 519 652 number.. 6 852 810 9 199 943 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 860 72 756 acres.. 11 595 308 12 512 815 bushels.. 1 537 482 128 1 754 149 889 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 405 9 575 acres.. 241 549 260 770 tons, green.. 3 993 158 4 096 921 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 719 970 acres.. 22 123 30 072 bushels.. 905 333 1 183 472 Oats for grain................farms.. 10 823 17 854 acres.. 211 985 368 086 bushels.. 14 293 977 23 246 559 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 436 59 945 acres.. 9 944 865 8 243 067 bushels.. 445 574 589 352 590 997 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 37 711 44 768 acres.. 1 575 777 1 762 425 tons, dry.. 4 365 999 5 107 237 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.