1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DICKINSON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 512 554 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 126 202 249 Average size of farm .......acres.. 393 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 666 643 485 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 744 1 281 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 621 80 921 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 122 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 198 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 469 508 acres.. 180 906 184 781 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 491 acres.. 166 247 164 037 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 854 71 649 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 294 129 331 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 611 33 390 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 243 38 259 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 119 $100,000 or more .................... 196 190 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 804 55 928 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 993 100 953 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 344 395 Other ............................... 168 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 228 200 days or more ................... 138 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 174 number.. 26 846 27 216 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 110 number.. 3 983 3 872 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 586 625 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 179 number.. 28 787 31 241 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 140 number.. 45 333 57 822 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 157 number.. 76 390 102 515 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 43 number.. 1 551 7 468 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 10 number.. 84 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 361 425 acres.. 78 518 82 755 bushels.. 9 715 927 10 687 952 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 59 acres.. 2 811 2 575 tons, green.. 45 049 40 950 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 148 bushels.. 0 8 280 Oats for grain................farms.. 24 51 acres.. 409 1 122 bushels.. 30 679 92 038 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 366 409 acres.. 80 177 73 268 bushels.. 3 188 662 2 919 157 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 190 acres.. 6 612 6 686 tons, dry.. 15 898 20 529 @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.