1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHICKASAW COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 926 1 007 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 371 274 905 Average size of farm .......acres.. 294 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 445 954 315 294 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 515 1 160 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 369 76 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 292 180 to 499 acres .................... 305 358 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 862 916 acres.. 242 737 246 207 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 789 880 acres.. 223 329 216 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 613 1 077 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 131 100 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 891 99 405 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 857 40 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 274 59 139 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 153 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 137 202 $100,000 or more .................... 348 302 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 106 81 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 044 80 709 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 620 704 Other ............................... 306 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 414 428 200 days or more ................... 269 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 426 449 number.. 39 107 35 827 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 192 number.. 6 333 5 043 Milk cows ..................farms.. 101 146 number.. 5 674 5 882 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 462 number.. 32 405 31 066 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 186 344 number.. 131 490 138 910 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 198 364 number.. 284 746 274 193 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 51 number.. 2 076 2 986 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) 1 473 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 674 781 acres.. 114 215 128 632 bushels.. 15 587 474 17 237 293 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 177 189 acres.. 5 302 4 661 tons, green.. 91 489 77 318 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 57 214 bushels.. 1 725 8 495 Oats for grain................farms.. 154 263 acres.. 2 482 5 061 bushels.. 163 057 309 788 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 626 628 acres.. 92 579 66 195 bushels.. 4 130 167 2 702 009 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 397 472 acres.. 12 699 14 891 tons, dry.. 35 786 39 810 @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.