1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 579 1 653 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 497 343 870 Average size of farm .......acres.. 213 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 336 380 269 337 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 623 1 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 318 72 512 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 179 50 to 179 acres ..................... 541 574 180 to 499 acres .................... 639 692 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 435 1 516 acres.. 257 739 275 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 273 1 433 acres.. 213 151 223 921 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 16 acres.. 20 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 171 651 184 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 709 111 849 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 911 17 718 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 140 740 167 168 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 213 208 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 257 329 $100,000 or more .................... 547 642 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 127 281 140 395 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 659 84 985 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 012 1 220 Other ............................... 567 433 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 717 627 200 days or more ................... 494 391 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 042 1 159 number.. 112 144 122 852 Beef cows ..................farms.. 438 412 number.. 16 398 13 032 Milk cows ..................farms.. 416 550 number.. 27 998 33 515 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 046 1 153 number.. 66 574 75 196 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 399 765 number.. 258 568 371 003 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 409 795 number.. 430 305 642 169 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 44 number.. 1 221 1 783 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 31 number.. 1 337 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 687 605 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 105 1 257 acres.. 116 149 124 324 bushels.. 15 465 826 15 917 137 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 391 463 acres.. 9 797 11 264 tons, green.. 162 307 167 410 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 16 acres.. 89 298 bushels.. 2 590 12 138 Oats for grain................farms.. 486 741 acres.. 10 651 16 766 bushels.. 684 767 917 340 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 269 130 acres.. 19 886 5 817 bushels.. 978 026 228 774 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 021 1 200 acres.. 67 863 73 580 tons, dry.. 222 645 258 710 @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.