1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HUMBOLDT COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 600 677 Land in farms ..................acres.. 257 411 280 797 Average size of farm .......acres.. 429 415 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 924 260 632 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 284 1 533 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 366 112 078 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 197 250 500 to 999 acres .................... 149 168 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 559 627 acres.. 245 417 265 244 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 547 618 acres.. 239 060 248 840 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 520 91 258 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 533 134 798 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 72 531 60 690 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 989 30 569 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 142 $100,000 or more .................... 305 309 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 217 61 465 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 362 90 790 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 429 527 Other ............................... 171 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 287 200 days or more ................... 153 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 117 123 number.. 11 936 13 666 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 64 number.. 1 463 2 066 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 299 459 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 116 130 number.. 11 625 13 754 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 108 186 number.. 85 721 99 198 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 114 215 number.. 182 194 218 792 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 51 number.. 3 870 1 863 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 17 number.. 133 062 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 8 684 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 510 588 acres.. 120 221 132 946 bushels.. 17 080 777 21 056 659 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 36 acres.. 805 1 202 tons, green.. 14 250 23 068 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 33 67 acres.. 440 1 181 bushels.. 34 905 91 067 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 498 573 acres.. 117 554 112 373 bushels.. 5 297 769 5 104 867 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 139 acres.. 1 983 3 031 tons, dry.. 4 955 8 364 @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.