1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 085 1 146 Land in farms ..................acres.. 324 282 315 448 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 519 040 344 288 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 781 1 243 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 158 70 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 293 293 180 to 499 acres .................... 378 423 500 to 999 acres .................... 124 152 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 005 1 019 acres.. 294 649 284 975 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 906 962 acres.. 270 635 254 452 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 91 254 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 131 473 114 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 174 99 715 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 866 54 659 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 607 59 615 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 153 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 154 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 149 183 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 189 252 $100,000 or more .................... 373 365 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 92 343 88 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 109 77 165 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 653 794 Other ............................... 432 352 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 579 524 200 days or more ................... 375 319 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 370 428 number.. 21 885 26 677 Beef cows ..................farms.. 236 226 number.. 5 352 4 889 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 76 number.. 1 827 3 160 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 436 number.. 17 507 20 777 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 238 443 number.. 178 682 219 845 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 261 474 number.. 315 618 399 648 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 73 111 number.. 3 386 3 771 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 12 number.. 10 123 2 752 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 784 889 acres.. 139 450 150 633 bushels.. 18 450 766 21 966 616 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 83 102 acres.. 1 927 2 042 tons, green.. 29 828 35 879 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 272 110 bushels.. 6 825 4 100 Oats for grain................farms.. 136 255 acres.. 2 416 4 571 bushels.. 169 730 313 926 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 767 773 acres.. 120 836 88 938 bushels.. 5 310 971 3 984 848 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 361 434 acres.. 8 199 10 721 tons, dry.. 20 126 28 472 @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.