1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CEDAR COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 965 1 099 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 744 338 801 Average size of farm .......acres.. 338 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 696 404 412 745 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 071 1 383 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 939 80 404 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 275 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 404 500 to 999 acres .................... 184 179 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 881 1 006 acres.. 292 201 304 103 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 812 956 acres.. 264 890 269 143 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. (D) 16 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 566 117 793 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 229 107 182 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 561 59 385 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 005 58 409 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 159 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 156 215 $100,000 or more .................... 382 398 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 267 98 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 638 89 111 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 623 795 Other ............................... 342 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 471 476 200 days or more ................... 295 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 440 number.. 29 787 32 448 Beef cows ..................farms.. 294 329 number.. 9 691 10 185 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 31 number.. 899 900 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 439 number.. 21 979 24 119 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 196 428 number.. 151 936 223 719 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 214 454 number.. 286 007 426 423 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 127 number.. 2 588 4 993 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 35 number.. 536 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 891 3 042 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 690 849 acres.. 140 111 169 694 bushels.. 19 025 852 24 009 947 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 81 91 acres.. 1 508 1 879 tons, green.. 21 462 28 555 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 10 acres.. 327 184 bushels.. 15 297 8 170 Oats for grain................farms.. 145 238 acres.. 2 171 3 859 bushels.. 162 322 249 854 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 640 746 acres.. 110 106 83 827 bushels.. 5 564 544 3 682 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 399 504 acres.. 12 479 13 924 tons, dry.. 43 208 44 909 @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.