1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 793 899 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 516 345 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 424 384 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 005 171 639 883 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 426 1 587 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 477 93 405 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 224 309 500 to 999 acres .................... 189 214 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 753 833 acres.. 317 038 325 486 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 734 806 acres.. 306 400 304 854 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 140 244 112 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 853 124 891 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 346 72 123 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 898 40 154 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 21 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 176 $100,000 or more .................... 393 375 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 209 77 260 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 163 85 940 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 555 678 Other ............................... 238 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 402 200 days or more ................... 190 195 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 213 number.. 21 054 20 491 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 144 number.. (D) 4 193 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 8 number.. (D) 130 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 216 number.. 22 110 19 869 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 159 257 number.. 171 427 139 325 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 167 290 number.. 280 264 232 428 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 77 number.. 1 546 5 188 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 14 number.. 420 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 2 115 1 394 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 650 767 acres.. 149 875 153 415 bushels.. 19 749 654 24 359 259 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 48 acres.. 2 012 2 071 tons, green.. 25 960 33 107 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 64 108 acres.. 885 2 337 bushels.. 73 896 185 505 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 668 743 acres.. 153 275 145 174 bushels.. 6 719 423 6 444 799 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 213 acres.. 3 051 4 213 tons, dry.. 6 843 12 105 @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.