1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 573 643 Land in farms ..................acres.. 235 441 239 800 Average size of farm .......acres.. 411 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 020 236 663 Average per acre .........dollars.. 905 617 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 912 48 951 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 224 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 132 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 529 590 acres.. 184 649 188 706 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 444 544 acres.. 125 377 124 077 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 642 46 160 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 635 71 788 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 734 20 363 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 908 25 796 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 98 $100,000 or more .................... 137 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 262 31 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 540 49 705 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 438 Other ............................... 226 205 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 284 200 days or more ................... 191 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 436 number.. 39 603 39 983 Beef cows ..................farms.. 326 408 number.. 16 364 17 897 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 177 175 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 362 435 number.. 23 016 23 270 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 162 number.. 58 998 48 908 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 177 number.. 76 688 95 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 28 number.. 798 1 200 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. 2 057 1 420 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 610 000 1 107 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 338 451 acres.. 54 227 60 843 bushels.. 6 247 399 7 769 782 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 44 acres.. 1 301 1 174 tons, green.. 16 118 16 845 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 4 acres.. 105 (D) bushels.. 3 457 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 62 99 acres.. 1 729 2 221 bushels.. 114 992 113 333 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 335 388 acres.. 53 869 42 275 bushels.. 2 214 721 1 662 940 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 405 acres.. 17 579 20 921 tons, dry.. 42 047 51 485 @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.