1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 268 1 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 367 764 368 114 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 495 403 340 328 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 788 1 310 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 626 63 487 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 86 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 157 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 337 180 to 499 acres .................... 425 537 500 to 999 acres .................... 200 184 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 161 1 243 acres.. 325 354 329 733 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 042 1 174 acres.. 290 935 284 080 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 14 acres.. 113 103 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 148 387 135 458 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 025 99 455 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 870 58 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 518 76 768 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 176 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 151 226 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 218 262 $100,000 or more .................... 436 442 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 112 528 112 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 884 82 873 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 751 914 Other ............................... 517 448 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 697 643 200 days or more ................... 461 390 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 564 591 number.. 54 104 59 168 Beef cows ..................farms.. 354 340 number.. 12 885 10 612 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 60 number.. 2 482 3 054 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 559 600 number.. 55 856 56 188 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 246 526 number.. 101 869 168 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 275 564 number.. 175 933 318 670 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 88 number.. 2 337 3 855 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 42 number.. (D) 2 312 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 15 number.. 297 1 707 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 918 1 073 acres.. 171 357 182 501 bushels.. 23 414 391 24 468 631 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 125 169 acres.. 3 961 5 349 tons, green.. 64 758 92 037 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 90 231 bushels.. 4 373 8 740 Oats for grain................farms.. 210 326 acres.. 3 554 5 229 bushels.. 241 640 306 125 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 745 796 acres.. 99 452 76 478 bushels.. 4 969 010 3 463 361 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 494 643 acres.. 16 826 18 956 tons, dry.. 52 120 62 055 @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.