1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 261 1 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 288 139 284 537 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 623 357 551 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 816 1 584 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 575 55 141 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 250 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 477 473 180 to 499 acres .................... 313 338 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 183 1 153 acres.. 249 275 248 641 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 009 1 085 acres.. 202 934 202 620 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 13 acres.. 771 305 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 391 99 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 613 80 138 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 828 34 857 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 563 64 674 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 278 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 158 187 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 188 214 $100,000 or more .................... 303 311 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 898 81 739 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 810 65 866 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 702 799 Other ............................... 559 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 678 578 200 days or more ................... 449 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 566 606 number.. 37 990 38 931 Beef cows ..................farms.. 405 428 number.. 12 395 12 853 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 113 number.. 2 938 3 071 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 605 number.. 20 686 24 453 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 279 496 number.. 137 946 206 249 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 300 521 number.. 233 268 365 138 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 114 153 number.. 5 758 7 745 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 65 104 number.. (D) 464 578 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 16 number.. 10 537 18 618 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 778 880 acres.. 98 460 113 861 bushels.. 13 131 480 14 789 964 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 126 154 acres.. 2 239 2 614 tons, green.. 37 334 40 762 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 18 acres.. 1 116 838 bushels.. 57 974 41 651 Oats for grain................farms.. 249 352 acres.. 5 060 7 917 bushels.. 346 153 449 934 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 629 634 acres.. 76 018 57 227 bushels.. 3 596 929 2 318 277 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 634 698 acres.. 23 739 25 554 tons, dry.. 72 724 75 427 @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.