1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 295 1 416 Land in farms ..................acres.. 404 407 401 625 Average size of farm .......acres.. 312 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 712 314 061 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 536 1 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 084 71 849 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 111 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 365 417 180 to 499 acres .................... 457 525 500 to 999 acres .................... 174 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 192 1 296 acres.. 343 679 346 042 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 085 1 231 acres.. 317 357 301 257 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 9 acres.. 738 445 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 181 137 151 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 874 107 100 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 809 54 548 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 327 97 106 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 203 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 151 212 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 212 270 $100,000 or more .................... 515 528 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 126 410 117 906 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 614 83 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 874 1 085 Other ............................... 421 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 574 541 200 days or more ................... 371 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 628 764 number.. 59 268 70 102 Beef cows ..................farms.. 276 284 number.. 9 519 9 645 Milk cows ..................farms.. 207 321 number.. 12 778 15 461 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 631 775 number.. 32 830 39 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 290 521 number.. 242 628 237 566 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 311 564 number.. 514 197 455 013 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 83 number.. 4 564 3 752 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 9 number.. 215 2 255 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 970 1 140 acres.. 170 723 181 493 bushels.. 23 315 159 24 968 718 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 271 326 acres.. 8 005 8 093 tons, green.. 145 737 134 984 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 93 34 bushels.. 2 990 980 Oats for grain................farms.. 307 491 acres.. 6 386 10 446 bushels.. 420 241 661 640 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 757 713 acres.. 106 567 71 972 bushels.. 4 933 635 3 009 908 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 626 739 acres.. 30 546 34 176 tons, dry.. 98 313 110 947 @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.