1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GUTHRIE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 847 946 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 177 328 885 Average size of farm .......acres.. 359 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 336 377 710 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 281 1 025 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 553 56 876 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 248 319 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 755 842 acres.. 241 702 271 920 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 656 780 acres.. 194 659 206 313 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 664 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 779 84 268 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 080 89 078 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 387 41 196 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 392 43 071 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 157 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 155 $100,000 or more .................... 211 226 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 093 63 319 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 034 66 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 492 615 Other ............................... 355 331 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 464 447 200 days or more ................... 282 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 456 519 number.. 36 996 35 914 Beef cows ..................farms.. 407 457 number.. 16 758 16 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 21 number.. 557 424 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 461 514 number.. 29 062 26 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 258 number.. 81 536 96 817 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 125 276 number.. 149 046 183 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 65 number.. 924 2 241 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 2 499 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 522 658 acres.. 93 504 108 494 bushels.. 10 880 772 15 136 795 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 43 acres.. 951 954 tons, green.. 12 694 12 529 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 120 185 bushels.. 1 420 4 350 Oats for grain................farms.. 91 171 acres.. 1 855 3 347 bushels.. 118 338 191 294 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 509 587 acres.. 86 225 77 719 bushels.. 3 411 149 3 201 502 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 391 486 acres.. 15 548 20 026 tons, dry.. 35 890 53 318 @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.