1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVIS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 884 892 Land in farms ..................acres.. 266 508 275 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 301 309 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 719 170 564 Average per acre .........dollars.. 838 564 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 669 38 896 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 284 295 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 813 828 acres.. 188 883 194 232 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 781 acres.. 110 732 112 533 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 850 40 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 178 44 868 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 511 13 879 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 338 26 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 172 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 120 $100,000 or more .................... 104 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 889 30 796 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 836 34 525 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 428 509 Other ............................... 456 383 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 540 492 200 days or more ................... 353 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 584 618 number.. 47 461 43 295 Beef cows ..................farms.. 491 493 number.. 21 370 19 722 Milk cows ..................farms.. 83 106 number.. 1 834 1 738 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 588 605 number.. 26 178 24 332 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 225 number.. 123 102 56 187 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 97 238 number.. 156 271 116 081 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 144 number.. 7 484 16 670 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 54 number.. 11 834 54 294 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 204 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 361 478 acres.. 33 647 43 091 bushels.. 3 974 152 5 304 929 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 67 67 acres.. 1 112 1 551 tons, green.. 18 259 22 403 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 32 acres.. 324 937 bushels.. 13 352 35 489 Oats for grain................farms.. 115 109 acres.. 1 850 1 776 bushels.. 96 930 79 201 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 345 332 acres.. 38 409 27 567 bushels.. 1 702 630 1 112 304 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 585 671 acres.. 38 475 41 289 tons, dry.. 89 751 98 689 @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.