1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 278 1 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 326 187 336 131 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 450 837 342 258 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 824 1 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 087 80 412 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 112 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 394 403 180 to 499 acres .................... 556 599 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 194 1 260 acres.. 286 992 296 319 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 114 1 213 acres.. 259 875 259 480 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 10 acres.. 10 661 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 195 918 178 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 300 130 886 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 558 32 855 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 144 359 146 067 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 152 191 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 191 246 $100,000 or more .................... 635 656 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 137 908 141 535 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 825 103 613 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 932 1 079 Other ............................... 346 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 553 458 200 days or more ................... 352 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 690 833 number.. 70 399 76 197 Beef cows ..................farms.. 241 249 number.. 7 973 7 210 Milk cows ..................farms.. 315 414 number.. 18 844 22 570 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 709 831 number.. 45 575 48 229 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 515 815 number.. 401 729 489 966 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 537 858 number.. 656 200 813 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 71 number.. 1 016 1 726 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 34 number.. (D) 5 167 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 265 2 140 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 014 1 134 acres.. 157 975 176 359 bushels.. 21 723 080 23 820 937 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 333 405 acres.. 9 027 9 286 tons, green.. 162 943 138 816 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 118 157 bushels.. 6 660 7 235 Oats for grain................farms.. 298 502 acres.. 6 268 10 952 bushels.. 410 873 664 701 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 634 469 acres.. 59 798 28 857 bushels.. 3 031 817 1 266 958 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 690 854 acres.. 33 361 40 829 tons, dry.. 104 823 127 794 @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.