1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 958 1 000 Land in farms ..................acres.. 295 778 321 728 Average size of farm .......acres.. 309 322 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 120 260 640 Average per acre .........dollars.. 974 770 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 782 64 262 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 253 180 to 499 acres .................... 387 442 500 to 999 acres .................... 141 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 846 903 acres.. 179 795 198 075 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 712 846 acres.. 135 640 143 265 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 37 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 826 89 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 370 89 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 542 12 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 285 77 445 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 198 $100,000 or more .................... 264 300 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 806 70 856 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 192 70 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 610 772 Other ............................... 348 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 439 345 200 days or more ................... 276 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 642 766 number.. 68 945 80 171 Beef cows ..................farms.. 382 457 number.. 16 971 18 891 Milk cows ..................farms.. 230 319 number.. 15 173 17 165 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 652 784 number.. 31 424 39 346 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 329 number.. 72 111 124 684 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 147 356 number.. 148 575 257 244 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 52 number.. 664 1 497 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 584 689 acres.. 63 619 70 111 bushels.. 8 273 034 8 601 752 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 275 324 acres.. 6 831 7 290 tons, green.. 115 394 113 011 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 36 80 bushels.. 1 959 2 984 Oats for grain................farms.. 293 475 acres.. 7 492 11 548 bushels.. 463 530 616 645 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 214 115 acres.. 16 742 4 327 bushels.. 744 704 162 674 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 604 745 acres.. 46 505 54 540 tons, dry.. 141 091 171 742 @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.