1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUENA VISTA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 867 972 Land in farms ..................acres.. 356 751 341 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 411 352 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 845 515 549 084 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 242 1 494 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 272 88 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 158 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 305 379 500 to 999 acres .................... 216 213 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 790 872 acres.. 326 418 314 590 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 765 857 acres.. 315 405 294 236 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. (D) 430 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 210 089 157 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 317 161 812 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 91 155 65 472 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 118 934 91 810 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 167 207 $100,000 or more .................... 466 432 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 139 583 115 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 181 118 493 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 658 770 Other ............................... 209 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 380 362 200 days or more ................... 190 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 210 number.. 22 926 23 882 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 144 number.. 4 592 4 368 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 12 number.. 321 471 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 210 number.. 26 398 31 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 270 382 number.. 298 220 214 021 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 292 408 number.. 603 519 455 914 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 62 number.. 3 162 3 547 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 14 number.. 440 449 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 665 1 457 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 714 818 acres.. 158 339 154 306 bushels.. 22 268 695 22 561 472 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 66 64 acres.. 2 887 2 865 tons, green.. 60 043 54 321 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 89 137 acres.. 1 448 2 352 bushels.. 124 509 188 218 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 712 789 acres.. 150 291 133 787 bushels.. 7 087 488 6 060 492 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 243 acres.. 3 976 4 935 tons, dry.. 12 090 15 549 @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.