1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 568 596 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 355 302 352 Average size of farm .......acres.. 560 507 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 721 146 450 547 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 293 951 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 152 98 283 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 27 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 181 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 102 91 Total cropland .................farms.. 549 555 acres.. 268 447 270 200 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 495 533 acres.. 233 070 230 305 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 1 932 2 076 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 185 82 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 256 138 596 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 557 54 352 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 628 28 251 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 110 $100,000 or more .................... 240 218 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 616 55 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 088 93 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 466 Other ............................... 181 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 230 220 200 days or more ................... 123 114 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 222 259 number.. 23 564 22 096 Beef cows ..................farms.. 195 228 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 274 number.. 26 808 27 237 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 115 number.. 24 261 41 602 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 131 number.. 41 961 73 545 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. 684 782 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 413 474 acres.. 110 761 116 365 bushels.. 14 469 622 17 164 062 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 13 acres.. 491 274 tons, green.. 9 290 5 185 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 18 acres.. 372 1 304 bushels.. 12 973 41 717 Oats for grain................farms.. 7 12 acres.. 97 349 bushels.. 6 224 22 706 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 435 466 acres.. 116 362 107 307 bushels.. 4 914 240 4 517 695 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 201 acres.. 6 173 5 766 tons, dry.. 16 964 17 221 @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.