1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANCOCK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 849 939 Land in farms ..................acres.. 334 050 329 151 Average size of farm .......acres.. 393 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 828 770 518 542 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 121 1 447 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 826 88 430 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 283 368 500 to 999 acres .................... 185 180 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 785 870 acres.. 315 295 312 797 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 748 850 acres.. 304 229 289 686 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 480 775 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 140 661 108 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 679 115 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 86 120 62 657 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 541 45 981 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 160 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 211 $100,000 or more .................... 394 372 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 495 85 195 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 013 90 730 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 594 709 Other ............................... 255 230 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 454 430 200 days or more ................... 235 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 209 number.. 11 616 16 073 Beef cows ..................farms.. 112 123 number.. 2 756 2 902 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 16 number.. 355 504 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 199 217 number.. 11 075 15 404 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 186 349 number.. 174 621 166 642 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 200 389 number.. 319 576 328 647 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 56 number.. 2 240 3 282 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 920 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 699 812 acres.. 164 212 170 059 bushels.. 22 787 740 24 434 863 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 58 acres.. 1 225 1 209 tons, green.. 21 772 21 879 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 24 bushels.. 0 1 420 Oats for grain................farms.. 66 132 acres.. 887 2 159 bushels.. 61 818 173 059 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 680 742 acres.. 136 208 113 878 bushels.. 5 650 708 4 586 171 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 229 acres.. 3 775 5 083 tons, dry.. 9 619 14 903 @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.