1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMILTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 790 873 Land in farms ..................acres.. 348 675 332 377 Average size of farm .......acres.. 441 381 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 948 567 659 810 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 373 1 679 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 174 99 342 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 248 315 500 to 999 acres .................... 172 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 737 810 acres.. 329 567 313 284 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 705 784 acres.. 317 421 290 657 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 227 219 142 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 619 163 131 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 95 930 71 877 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 131 289 70 537 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 171 $100,000 or more .................... 393 375 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 158 228 108 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 542 124 477 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 555 619 Other ............................... 235 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 363 376 200 days or more ................... 202 230 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 118 125 number.. 5 150 7 034 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 83 number.. 1 654 1 401 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 340 413 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 123 number.. 6 806 11 438 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 159 235 number.. 448 312 207 043 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 177 262 number.. 882 366 384 527 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 51 number.. 1 363 1 370 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 1 398 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 632 729 acres.. 165 490 157 833 bushels.. 23 069 007 24 820 722 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 12 acres.. 324 526 tons, green.. 5 964 9 770 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 41 64 acres.. 791 1 018 bushels.. 60 860 74 972 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 625 695 acres.. 149 441 131 490 bushels.. 6 576 120 6 051 647 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 164 acres.. 2 839 2 324 tons, dry.. 6 699 5 793 @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.