1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAWFORD COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 107 1 260 Land in farms ..................acres.. 431 726 415 104 Average size of farm .......acres.. 390 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 560 413 351 086 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 500 1 058 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 611 62 383 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 339 445 500 to 999 acres .................... 212 207 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 003 1 147 acres.. 374 638 363 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 910 1 071 acres.. 325 709 292 233 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 184 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 143 011 124 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 188 98 647 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 80 613 56 724 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 399 67 572 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 215 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 205 226 $100,000 or more .................... 388 396 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 106 846 99 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 432 79 156 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 708 891 Other ............................... 399 369 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 532 550 200 days or more ................... 337 335 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 608 708 number.. 60 675 64 294 Beef cows ..................farms.. 490 577 number.. 19 272 20 667 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 33 number.. 668 1 031 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 632 728 number.. 47 748 48 535 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 230 471 number.. 179 383 181 594 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 245 507 number.. 265 213 347 870 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 74 number.. 3 002 4 767 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 41 number.. (D) 19 535 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 6 number.. 1 177 352 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 785 944 acres.. 160 588 163 348 bushels.. 19 657 636 22 533 198 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 92 73 acres.. 2 300 2 308 tons, green.. 36 854 27 371 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 87 209 bushels.. 3 000 8 278 Oats for grain................farms.. 124 318 acres.. 2 235 7 373 bushels.. 156 987 541 308 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 742 836 acres.. 144 894 101 847 bushels.. 6 396 233 4 346 150 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 529 680 acres.. 17 750 22 381 tons, dry.. 50 206 71 769 @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.