1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 850 882 Land in farms ..................acres.. 300 255 287 586 Average size of farm .......acres.. 353 326 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 629 372 390 264 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 784 1 227 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 489 69 162 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 242 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 152 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 785 811 acres.. 274 299 262 555 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 724 777 acres.. 257 712 235 754 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 7 acres.. 1 924 920 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 534 92 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 569 104 619 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 024 54 941 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 510 37 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 138 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 153 $100,000 or more .................... 329 301 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 177 69 776 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 799 79 111 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 536 585 Other ............................... 314 297 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 421 429 200 days or more ................... 264 255 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 250 299 number.. 15 921 16 681 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 183 number.. 4 153 3 951 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 23 number.. 963 604 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 287 number.. 11 429 15 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 155 306 number.. 106 157 128 219 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 164 329 number.. 244 712 251 937 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 44 number.. 1 028 1 908 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 21 number.. (D) 967 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 7 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 632 697 acres.. 134 011 134 445 bushels.. 18 209 619 18 442 786 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 81 acres.. 2 301 2 056 tons, green.. 43 039 32 160 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 0 acres.. 85 0 bushels.. 6 000 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 149 acres.. 1 728 2 638 bushels.. 116 203 180 420 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 606 638 acres.. 116 055 92 524 bushels.. 5 016 295 3 841 602 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 310 acres.. 6 496 6 563 tons, dry.. 14 717 17 298 @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.