1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAYTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 638 1 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 452 050 456 954 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 574 303 364 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 457 1 095 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 600 72 101 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 505 433 180 to 499 acres .................... 661 742 500 to 999 acres .................... 192 202 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 522 1 509 acres.. 337 115 335 605 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 296 1 393 acres.. 273 022 264 033 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 465 115 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 171 442 155 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 665 96 253 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 793 33 574 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 117 649 122 067 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 296 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 208 202 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 230 313 $100,000 or more .................... 532 563 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 749 116 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 503 72 257 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 057 1 195 Other ............................... 581 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 722 585 200 days or more ................... 475 350 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 955 1 115 number.. 83 360 100 245 Beef cows ..................farms.. 489 517 number.. 15 905 17 624 Milk cows ..................farms.. 413 545 number.. 21 965 26 611 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 969 1 118 number.. 39 801 45 983 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 337 644 number.. 242 580 288 229 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 370 688 number.. 442 129 516 862 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 75 number.. 1 780 2 768 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 1 800 3 205 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 082 1 211 acres.. 158 200 162 965 bushels.. 20 923 842 20 954 330 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 343 400 acres.. 7 418 8 835 tons, green.. 120 460 120 117 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 272 175 bushels.. 12 890 7 435 Oats for grain................farms.. 474 656 acres.. 10 503 14 521 bushels.. 667 379 881 290 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 410 211 acres.. 44 759 17 427 bushels.. 2 110 870 758 889 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 980 1 153 acres.. 62 403 69 924 tons, dry.. 194 102 229 879 @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.