1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARKE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 678 680 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 848 236 409 Average size of farm .......acres.. 327 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 123 202 554 Average per acre .........dollars.. 711 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 340 33 509 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 215 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 238 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 604 632 acres.. 151 334 172 652 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 505 569 acres.. 81 284 90 864 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 383 73 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 534 27 874 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 835 40 991 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 022 10 484 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 513 17 390 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 94 $100,000 or more .................... 73 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 199 22 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 441 32 886 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 443 Other ............................... 324 237 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 363 307 200 days or more ................... 258 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 449 471 number.. 40 721 38 628 Beef cows ..................farms.. 422 431 number.. 20 128 20 117 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 19 number.. 357 467 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 465 number.. 20 242 21 210 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 157 number.. 67 224 31 552 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 163 number.. 103 328 62 189 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 65 number.. 2 473 2 113 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 309 382 acres.. 25 691 35 482 bushels.. 2 809 247 4 017 143 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 42 acres.. 1 546 1 314 tons, green.. 18 500 18 110 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 144 25 bushels.. 4 063 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 74 106 acres.. 1 701 2 932 bushels.. 87 732 115 244 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 276 301 acres.. 26 715 22 815 bushels.. 1 098 717 796 250 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 426 477 acres.. 27 253 31 549 tons, dry.. 65 303 76 672 @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.