1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IOWA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 976 977 Land in farms ..................acres.. 331 922 321 285 Average size of farm .......acres.. 340 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 472 078 316 867 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 406 1 021 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 816 66 992 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 352 375 500 to 999 acres .................... 142 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 905 924 acres.. 271 861 272 811 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 742 857 acres.. 213 273 207 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. 22 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 865 95 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 443 97 788 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 525 39 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 339 56 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 176 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 150 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 168 $100,000 or more .................... 275 266 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 864 77 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 631 78 964 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 543 664 Other ............................... 433 313 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 492 451 200 days or more ................... 334 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 446 524 number.. 44 383 51 248 Beef cows ..................farms.. 369 401 number.. 16 485 16 405 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 39 number.. 994 1 078 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 531 number.. 31 328 38 648 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 201 372 number.. 134 113 144 730 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 210 396 number.. 225 076 265 337 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 78 number.. 2 114 4 167 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. 883 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 485 3 659 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 614 735 acres.. 112 493 126 689 bushels.. 14 753 816 15 437 381 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 92 111 acres.. 2 739 3 357 tons, green.. 44 028 43 433 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 427 97 bushels.. 22 465 3 511 Oats for grain................farms.. 167 259 acres.. 3 601 6 159 bushels.. 261 835 338 214 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 573 575 acres.. 76 935 50 270 bushels.. 3 789 169 1 974 300 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 453 578 acres.. 20 944 25 048 tons, dry.. 64 559 70 457 @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.