1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 763 851 Land in farms ..................acres.. 343 346 366 927 Average size of farm .......acres.. 450 431 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 852 473 585 344 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 024 1 355 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 552 85 927 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 226 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 192 208 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 710 785 acres.. 316 526 336 979 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 679 761 acres.. 297 213 306 071 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 1 207 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 122 235 104 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 160 203 123 074 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 87 178 75 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 056 29 046 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 51 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 158 $100,000 or more .................... 380 352 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 837 68 540 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 394 80 540 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 527 633 Other ............................... 236 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 378 200 days or more ................... 183 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 274 number.. 21 041 23 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 232 number.. 5 741 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 2 number.. 8 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 277 number.. 19 366 22 837 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 125 181 number.. 154 717 75 794 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 131 204 number.. 219 445 163 277 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 52 number.. 937 2 645 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 14 number.. 908 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 1 168 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 612 710 acres.. 147 897 155 469 bushels.. 20 074 105 25 097 189 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 31 27 acres.. 1 096 1 052 tons, green.. 18 117 20 698 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 63 bushels.. (D) 3 294 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 89 acres.. 652 1 372 bushels.. 48 736 102 203 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 614 697 acres.. 146 025 145 964 bushels.. 6 527 512 6 742 552 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 252 acres.. 5 243 5 717 tons, dry.. 14 222 16 614 @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.