1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAIR COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 792 891 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 756 328 970 Average size of farm .......acres.. 424 369 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 402 286 257 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 003 790 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 728 60 607 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 218 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 315 500 to 999 acres .................... 153 167 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 737 818 acres.. 283 563 273 975 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 653 759 acres.. 214 279 201 988 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 545 75 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 223 84 453 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 808 33 891 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 736 41 357 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 165 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 141 $100,000 or more .................... 236 249 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 677 58 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 445 65 053 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 498 639 Other ............................... 294 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 377 367 200 days or more ................... 233 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 581 number.. 53 168 56 938 Beef cows ..................farms.. 456 523 number.. 23 167 24 237 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 24 number.. 296 867 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 511 588 number.. 38 633 37 428 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 129 293 number.. 39 032 84 469 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 141 316 number.. 61 504 156 365 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 87 number.. 1 720 3 460 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 30 number.. (D) 1 011 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. 2 085 2 120 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 543 677 acres.. 93 873 102 811 bushels.. 10 829 372 13 502 866 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 93 63 acres.. 2 686 1 577 tons, green.. 38 974 22 203 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 157 bushels.. (D) 3 498 Oats for grain................farms.. 122 225 acres.. 2 923 5 205 bushels.. 164 436 301 383 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 518 580 acres.. 88 004 65 152 bushels.. 3 423 610 2 643 985 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 477 578 acres.. 29 518 32 256 tons, dry.. 74 369 100 424 @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.