1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CERRO GORDO COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 822 821 Land in farms ..................acres.. 300 851 308 497 Average size of farm .......acres.. 366 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 680 433 538 144 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 946 1 335 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 361 86 493 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 238 287 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 769 765 acres.. 281 536 290 898 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 694 737 acres.. 264 004 265 436 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 5 acres.. 199 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 620 91 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 739 111 189 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 377 62 052 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 243 29 235 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 115 162 $100,000 or more .................... 349 317 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 779 73 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 353 89 573 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 530 578 Other ............................... 292 243 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 388 339 200 days or more ................... 250 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 170 165 number.. 9 418 9 397 Beef cows ..................farms.. 104 118 number.. 2 630 3 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 560 403 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 161 number.. 6 443 6 683 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 141 251 number.. 126 766 115 499 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 158 264 number.. 287 104 233 951 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 48 number.. 1 392 1 270 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 19 number.. 35 664 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 550 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 563 681 acres.. 137 695 161 220 bushels.. 19 318 381 22 088 779 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 42 acres.. 1 115 888 tons, green.. 19 403 12 597 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 76 126 acres.. 1 301 2 473 bushels.. 95 053 171 401 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 579 609 acres.. 120 639 97 497 bushels.. 5 196 050 4 003 973 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 201 acres.. 3 529 4 690 tons, dry.. 8 161 11 580 @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.