1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRUNDY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 754 853 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 389 317 205 Average size of farm .......acres.. 426 372 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 966 952 619 361 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 289 1 678 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 332 88 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 306 500 to 999 acres .................... 138 161 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 704 773 acres.. 298 946 298 279 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 678 747 acres.. 289 061 280 902 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 149 118 128 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 769 150 325 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 91 766 70 921 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 352 57 306 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 133 176 $100,000 or more .................... 388 376 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 103 246 100 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 113 118 054 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 515 617 Other ............................... 239 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 361 397 200 days or more ................... 214 223 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 253 number.. 19 843 24 250 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 142 number.. 4 376 3 345 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 21 number.. 745 819 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 272 number.. 24 536 35 522 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 180 305 number.. 156 834 145 054 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 193 334 number.. 278 512 262 536 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 68 number.. 2 692 5 596 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 2 715 2 955 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 602 700 acres.. 150 400 157 377 bushels.. 20 669 062 24 257 243 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 37 acres.. 831 1 065 tons, green.. 14 364 19 193 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 144 (D) bushels.. 6 907 1 173 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 138 acres.. 1 032 2 193 bushels.. 81 105 164 046 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 604 678 acres.. 133 983 116 583 bushels.. 6 594 050 5 501 079 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 209 263 acres.. 4 261 5 733 tons, dry.. 12 535 17 068 @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.