1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KEOKUK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 968 952 Land in farms ..................acres.. 323 028 322 401 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 523 123 324 886 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 535 973 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 786 67 617 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 303 262 180 to 499 acres .................... 299 319 500 to 999 acres .................... 156 170 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 883 868 acres.. 263 316 267 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 715 810 acres.. 193 893 195 808 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 734 83 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 932 87 375 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 130 34 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 605 49 025 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 163 $100,000 or more .................... 272 265 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 065 65 784 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 339 69 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 545 661 Other ............................... 423 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 478 391 200 days or more ................... 339 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 413 476 number.. 28 601 30 966 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 404 number.. 13 292 13 997 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 18 number.. 203 232 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 412 455 number.. 23 828 19 305 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 195 385 number.. 144 412 210 698 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 204 405 number.. 258 083 382 018 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 88 number.. 3 071 7 125 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 960 800 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 588 695 acres.. 98 836 114 181 bushels.. 13 620 395 14 649 702 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 57 acres.. 913 1 488 tons, green.. 15 904 20 840 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 30 acres.. 273 826 bushels.. 13 949 39 213 Oats for grain................farms.. 99 138 acres.. 2 121 2 575 bushels.. 137 785 139 713 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 550 592 acres.. 80 464 61 882 bushels.. 3 972 982 2 508 961 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 374 455 acres.. 15 280 18 708 tons, dry.. 47 276 51 507 @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.