1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 918 944 Land in farms ..................acres.. 323 612 312 173 Average size of farm .......acres.. 353 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 840 534 517 569 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 418 1 579 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 900 71 064 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 250 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 229 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 152 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 841 875 acres.. 287 666 278 983 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 754 835 acres.. 263 751 249 068 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 13 acres.. 844 238 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 622 87 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 128 92 538 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 397 58 141 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 224 29 215 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 138 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 122 $100,000 or more .................... 271 254 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 377 58 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 838 61 853 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 493 536 Other ............................... 425 408 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 499 497 200 days or more ................... 329 324 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 303 number.. 16 221 20 857 Beef cows ..................farms.. 222 237 number.. 6 380 7 309 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 10 number.. 98 250 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 293 number.. 18 319 14 829 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 164 number.. 56 587 58 480 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 173 number.. 96 439 93 628 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 52 number.. 1 164 2 114 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 14 number.. 921 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 553 661 acres.. 126 098 133 558 bushels.. 16 867 647 19 348 871 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 34 acres.. 819 1 177 tons, green.. 13 641 15 216 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 158 223 bushels.. 4 640 10 362 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 58 acres.. 886 1 210 bushels.. 65 141 77 140 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 581 608 acres.. 126 449 106 710 bushels.. 5 296 309 4 564 019 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 330 376 acres.. 9 022 10 108 tons, dry.. 25 600 27 974 @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.