1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 804 905 Land in farms ..................acres.. 331 362 347 353 Average size of farm .......acres.. 412 384 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 518 379 383 268 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 318 945 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 063 65 770 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 222 297 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 739 828 acres.. 287 811 305 308 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 677 790 acres.. 237 766 243 861 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 100 96 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 040 106 506 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 031 45 743 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 069 50 645 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 179 $100,000 or more .................... 271 271 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 525 73 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 474 80 714 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 537 670 Other ............................... 267 235 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 381 366 200 days or more ................... 244 206 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 510 number.. 49 714 54 055 Beef cows ..................farms.. 376 436 number.. 16 670 18 918 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 16 number.. 363 390 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 439 509 number.. 38 632 44 107 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 130 291 number.. 64 720 94 483 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 138 316 number.. 112 514 189 685 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 82 number.. 2 317 4 275 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 575 721 acres.. 114 895 132 785 bushels.. 13 311 624 18 520 747 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 81 74 acres.. 1 708 1 765 tons, green.. 24 267 26 747 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 141 bushels.. (D) 4 690 Oats for grain................farms.. 80 159 acres.. 1 607 2 846 bushels.. 87 746 161 654 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 562 652 acres.. 103 593 89 909 bushels.. 4 044 482 3 706 504 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 436 504 acres.. 18 971 21 545 tons, dry.. 44 310 63 361 @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.