1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 876 919 Land in farms ..................acres.. 392 708 399 155 Average size of farm .......acres.. 448 434 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 634 999 414 701 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 508 974 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 590 64 433 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 204 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 253 287 500 to 999 acres .................... 166 214 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 828 852 acres.. 342 113 342 194 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 746 824 acres.. 302 447 294 151 Irrigated land .................farms.. 59 75 acres.. 20 699 17 450 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 981 100 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 974 109 494 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 701 68 431 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 280 32 194 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 150 167 $100,000 or more .................... 320 329 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 412 71 287 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 804 77 570 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 555 653 Other ............................... 321 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 409 381 200 days or more ................... 253 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 364 417 number.. 33 693 37 441 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 333 number.. 11 727 12 613 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 84 123 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 358 404 number.. 25 843 29 969 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 191 number.. 66 383 62 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 217 number.. 170 083 164 419 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 20 number.. 467 847 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 24 number.. 754 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 1 272 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 632 714 acres.. 149 889 160 373 bushels.. 19 072 729 23 697 759 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 46 53 acres.. 1 291 1 614 tons, green.. 19 119 26 501 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 20 acres.. 474 494 bushels.. 16 546 17 074 Oats for grain................farms.. 31 82 acres.. 477 1 868 bushels.. 32 574 121 431 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 621 673 acres.. 143 116 121 278 bushels.. 6 050 247 5 291 972 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 332 388 acres.. 9 972 11 462 tons, dry.. 29 367 33 506 @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.