1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AUDUBON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 649 740 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 258 268 506 Average size of farm .......acres.. 420 363 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 650 917 428 944 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 587 1 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 530 80 662 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 209 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 142 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 607 673 acres.. 248 005 240 144 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 543 635 acres.. 217 639 197 846 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 110 93 751 Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 824 126 691 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 456 39 590 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 654 54 162 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 117 132 $100,000 or more .................... 258 267 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 803 75 554 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 749 102 100 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 448 558 Other ............................... 201 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 301 278 200 days or more ................... 171 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 314 number.. 32 920 37 028 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 228 number.. 8 875 9 227 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. 190 194 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 281 323 number.. 32 089 36 667 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 160 293 number.. 168 217 139 909 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 165 313 number.. 373 063 276 003 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 44 number.. 1 053 2 371 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 4 number.. 1 406 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 468 575 acres.. 103 274 110 355 bushels.. 12 811 212 15 543 035 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 39 acres.. 1 356 948 tons, green.. 19 077 13 304 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 75 173 acres.. 1 411 3 579 bushels.. 94 229 267 379 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 465 521 acres.. 101 724 73 681 bushels.. 4 468 600 3 238 961 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 354 acres.. 11 928 12 347 tons, dry.. 30 146 38 705 @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.