1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KOSSUTH COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 404 1 592 Land in farms ..................acres.. 580 884 615 034 Average size of farm .......acres.. 414 386 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 884 927 615 677 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 216 1 531 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 491 95 212 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 288 349 180 to 499 acres .................... 534 678 500 to 999 acres .................... 310 327 1,000 acres or more ................. 106 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 325 1 502 acres.. 547 880 580 414 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 278 1 490 acres.. 528 869 537 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 6 acres.. 614 587 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 242 775 190 116 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 917 119 420 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 152 745 121 738 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 90 031 68 378 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 179 247 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 263 416 $100,000 or more .................... 726 644 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 162 320 148 358 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 531 93 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 038 1 281 Other ............................... 366 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 638 608 200 days or more ................... 305 252 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 308 361 number.. 30 431 33 741 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 175 number.. 4 905 5 657 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 45 number.. 1 191 1 742 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 320 364 number.. 29 965 29 886 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 306 488 number.. 323 029 231 962 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 326 516 number.. 657 058 422 333 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 96 number.. 3 809 4 766 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 28 number.. (D) 79 418 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 15 number.. 8 142 2 491 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 201 1 435 acres.. 278 774 302 923 bushels.. 39 434 946 45 409 171 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 104 96 acres.. 3 180 2 813 tons, green.. 55 595 57 024 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 125 216 acres.. 1 667 3 184 bushels.. 126 349 254 803 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 172 1 329 acres.. 242 432 226 397 bushels.. 10 333 066 9 445 398 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 225 376 acres.. 5 278 7 408 tons, dry.. 10 820 22 093 @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.