1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EMMET COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 519 557 Land in farms ..................acres.. 220 174 224 811 Average size of farm .......acres.. 424 404 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 727 640 586 900 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 744 1 507 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 602 85 214 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 100 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 480 517 acres.. 205 431 209 670 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 425 497 acres.. 187 912 188 176 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 349 64 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 009 116 485 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 898 41 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 451 23 037 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 117 $100,000 or more .................... 250 213 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 017 45 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 787 81 738 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 433 Other ............................... 142 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 249 237 200 days or more ................... 121 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 157 number.. 18 909 16 608 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 113 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 150 164 number.. 18 226 15 543 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 151 number.. 120 605 57 110 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 167 number.. 176 785 110 838 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 29 number.. 982 1 263 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 1 240 2 155 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 393 467 acres.. 96 395 99 213 bushels.. 13 417 749 13 959 038 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 51 36 acres.. 1 745 881 tons, green.. 31 259 15 014 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 40 acres.. 360 489 bushels.. 23 537 40 128 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 381 435 acres.. 88 909 85 631 bushels.. 3 754 538 3 590 459 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 98 149 acres.. 2 189 3 417 tons, dry.. 5 078 9 145 @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.