1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 APPANOOSE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 797 827 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 094 238 609 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 289 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 193 374 171 088 Average per acre .........dollars.. 649 576 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 744 38 542 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 737 756 acres.. 175 532 179 944 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 623 699 acres.. 98 611 96 528 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 81 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 757 27 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 082 33 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 469 11 410 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 288 16 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 172 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 124 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 103 $100,000 or more .................... 64 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 014 22 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 366 27 331 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 402 489 Other ............................... 395 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 392 200 days or more ................... 303 251 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 537 583 number.. 42 971 43 828 Beef cows ..................farms.. 502 541 number.. 23 488 23 722 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 24 number.. 398 382 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 545 579 number.. 24 987 26 334 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 93 number.. 5 462 12 861 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 91 number.. 7 468 19 874 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 51 number.. 1 844 2 044 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 21 number.. 455 525 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 309 396 acres.. 27 217 30 657 bushels.. 3 290 397 3 441 291 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 42 acres.. 754 865 tons, green.. 10 057 9 730 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 174 765 bushels.. 7 270 24 870 Oats for grain................farms.. 33 47 acres.. 586 1 139 bushels.. 34 128 56 604 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 316 337 acres.. 30 320 24 881 bushels.. 1 240 536 910 574 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 547 614 acres.. 42 032 42 066 tons, dry.. 94 117 92 669 @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.