1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IDA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 637 729 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 306 272 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 398 374 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 657 881 410 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 745 1 156 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 517 65 585 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 274 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 571 662 acres.. 231 131 248 095 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 537 635 acres.. 205 956 213 378 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 685 88 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 212 121 266 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 293 43 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 393 44 745 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 179 $100,000 or more .................... 275 280 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 029 66 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 674 91 122 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 449 555 Other ............................... 188 174 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 302 297 200 days or more ................... 159 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 332 number.. 33 145 36 936 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 233 number.. (D) 8 255 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 15 number.. (D) 503 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 300 338 number.. 28 628 30 251 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 149 295 number.. 120 684 120 240 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 165 324 number.. 221 398 220 866 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 50 number.. 2 117 2 635 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 19 number.. 1 857 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 769 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 493 591 acres.. 104 446 119 617 bushels.. 13 720 056 17 025 671 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 73 56 acres.. 2 302 2 228 tons, green.. 34 014 29 356 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 100 bushels.. 0 5 030 Oats for grain................farms.. 64 179 acres.. 1 175 3 512 bushels.. 86 328 291 997 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 466 561 acres.. 91 543 80 300 bushels.. 4 130 035 3 480 110 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 247 347 acres.. 8 205 10 393 tons, dry.. 24 329 37 077 @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.