1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 856 929 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 296 343 367 Average size of farm .......acres.. 402 370 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 753 642 501 782 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 014 1 396 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 337 77 943 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 193 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 261 327 500 to 999 acres .................... 182 208 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 799 843 acres.. 316 140 320 581 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 751 825 acres.. 299 931 294 828 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 179 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 180 192 118 120 Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 504 127 148 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 86 533 68 211 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 93 659 49 909 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 138 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 156 200 $100,000 or more .................... 395 383 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 139 062 93 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 888 101 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 603 723 Other ............................... 253 206 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 369 200 days or more ................... 196 183 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 219 233 number.. 19 252 16 210 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 149 number.. 4 130 3 963 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 27 number.. 436 961 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 213 229 number.. 13 645 14 252 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 182 309 number.. 198 056 168 832 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 196 339 number.. 344 268 361 087 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 69 number.. 2 516 4 429 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 937 580 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 692 785 acres.. 157 682 172 740 bushels.. 20 527 021 26 089 978 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 58 59 acres.. 1 535 1 578 tons, green.. 23 490 32 248 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. 7 065 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 66 121 acres.. 1 050 2 403 bushels.. 71 818 189 891 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 666 730 acres.. 136 722 115 613 bushels.. 5 543 406 4 990 597 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 252 acres.. 4 558 6 915 tons, dry.. 10 549 19 066 @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.