1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 136 1 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 863 333 115 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 513 191 369 146 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 839 1 293 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 717 78 657 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 377 422 180 to 499 acres .................... 300 338 500 to 999 acres .................... 158 165 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 030 1 101 acres.. 303 756 304 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 971 1 054 acres.. 285 548 274 972 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 12 acres.. (D) 387 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 169 116 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 747 97 701 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 095 61 453 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 074 55 104 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 187 237 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 180 218 $100,000 or more .................... 402 378 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 99 416 93 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 591 77 901 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 723 817 Other ............................... 413 376 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 576 545 200 days or more ................... 369 334 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 497 537 number.. 28 189 28 925 Beef cows ..................farms.. 244 226 number.. 5 479 5 420 Milk cows ..................farms.. 150 204 number.. 3 785 4 649 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 489 538 number.. 18 844 19 228 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 300 474 number.. 191 642 193 272 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 323 510 number.. 396 208 388 110 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 71 number.. 1 356 2 234 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 54 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 14 number.. 118 225 9 108 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 859 975 acres.. 156 792 176 119 bushels.. 20 690 445 25 272 487 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 143 152 acres.. 3 228 2 810 tons, green.. 60 888 44 910 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 2 acres.. 155 (D) bushels.. 8 873 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 236 293 acres.. 3 731 4 780 bushels.. 256 636 318 318 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 783 776 acres.. 112 669 79 520 bushels.. 5 297 869 3 486 801 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 459 526 acres.. 11 177 14 789 tons, dry.. 30 585 39 252 @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.