1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 765 740 Land in farms ..................acres.. 228 017 227 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 307 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 898 281 030 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 175 963 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 541 57 995 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 243 245 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 706 683 acres.. 178 100 184 896 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 565 631 acres.. 139 078 142 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) 7 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 520 52 919 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 190 71 511 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 033 26 541 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 487 26 378 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 196 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 119 $100,000 or more .................... 159 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 332 37 803 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 555 51 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 421 448 Other ............................... 344 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 378 200 days or more ................... 263 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 355 380 number.. 20 280 25 010 Beef cows ..................farms.. 307 325 number.. 8 591 10 048 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 14 number.. 524 621 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 373 number.. 12 132 15 732 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 121 199 number.. 72 998 83 196 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 217 number.. 142 282 195 665 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 75 number.. 9 646 6 885 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 22 number.. 922 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 405 485 acres.. 61 740 69 702 bushels.. 8 058 776 9 295 383 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 50 acres.. 602 1 811 tons, green.. 7 845 24 434 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 48 acres.. 866 1 744 bushels.. 39 440 50 461 Oats for grain................farms.. 96 113 acres.. 1 787 2 366 bushels.. 104 230 106 731 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 403 438 acres.. 62 066 52 899 bushels.. 2 764 056 2 231 406 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 357 414 acres.. 13 924 18 194 tons, dry.. 35 237 45 079 @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.