1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 835 795 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 704 225 835 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 284 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 740 376 862 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 570 1 276 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 892 60 150 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 286 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 251 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 774 737 acres.. 200 902 188 831 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 653 698 acres.. 166 383 157 639 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 9 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 086 65 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 319 81 783 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 295 34 462 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 791 30 555 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 135 $100,000 or more .................... 219 200 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 921 47 914 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 891 60 269 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 447 490 Other ............................... 388 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 434 394 200 days or more ................... 314 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 319 number.. 18 075 16 166 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 256 number.. 8 399 6 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 364 364 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 308 number.. 11 757 10 201 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 129 196 number.. 88 271 91 562 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 133 220 number.. 153 299 191 345 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 81 number.. 2 289 3 554 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. 360 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 388 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 499 556 acres.. 85 642 88 721 bushels.. 11 322 611 12 409 536 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 45 acres.. 728 1 179 tons, green.. 10 340 22 158 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 21 acres.. 599 1 013 bushels.. 31 766 46 440 Oats for grain................farms.. 64 74 acres.. 995 1 201 bushels.. 73 738 68 066 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 483 481 acres.. 70 786 58 009 bushels.. 3 378 591 2 587 985 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 326 368 acres.. 10 114 9 888 tons, dry.. 25 993 26 545 @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.