1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DECATUR COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 730 648 Land in farms ..................acres.. 261 927 261 494 Average size of farm .......acres.. 359 404 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 685 192 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 608 483 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 924 36 181 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 662 599 acres.. 170 796 173 115 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 519 521 acres.. 88 999 84 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 12 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 349 41 090 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 450 63 410 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 385 9 105 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 964 31 985 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 73 $100,000 or more .................... 83 91 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 938 33 070 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 561 50 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 362 387 Other ............................... 368 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 428 333 200 days or more ................... 293 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 445 number.. 61 623 47 773 Beef cows ..................farms.. 407 402 number.. 23 245 20 380 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 23 number.. 232 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 453 446 number.. 50 509 42 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 123 number.. 39 037 42 376 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 124 number.. 58 672 71 881 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 39 number.. 1 402 2 183 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 30 number.. (D) 715 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 250 740 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 248 293 acres.. 24 834 27 998 bushels.. 2 793 028 3 382 919 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 44 acres.. 1 181 1 571 tons, green.. 15 132 23 692 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 2 acres.. 218 (D) bushels.. 7 134 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 31 21 acres.. 752 452 bushels.. 40 269 24 880 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 245 235 acres.. 28 727 21 608 bushels.. 1 250 983 729 106 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 434 445 acres.. 34 924 35 511 tons, dry.. 78 230 78 702 @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.