1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 861 872 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 685 266 083 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 305 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 446 310 152 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 332 981 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 284 60 166 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 280 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 240 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 773 818 acres.. 189 658 206 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 672 780 acres.. 156 755 165 453 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 939 1 688 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 358 73 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 847 84 347 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 883 31 810 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 475 41 741 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 194 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 115 $100,000 or more .................... 215 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 337 59 317 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 280 67 947 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 453 513 Other ............................... 408 359 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 440 432 200 days or more ................... 322 310 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 392 444 number.. 26 884 30 136 Beef cows ..................farms.. 310 343 number.. 10 265 10 252 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 35 number.. 1 447 1 600 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 437 number.. 16 033 20 282 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 251 number.. 113 345 131 176 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 150 257 number.. 201 341 248 783 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 72 number.. 3 093 3 746 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 26 number.. 1 496 1 796 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 496 593 acres.. 74 928 83 928 bushels.. 10 047 204 11 753 910 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 71 96 acres.. 2 054 2 423 tons, green.. 46 521 46 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 131 acres.. 2 057 3 282 bushels.. 102 235 129 937 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 79 acres.. 783 1 146 bushels.. 49 481 56 260 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 458 537 acres.. 63 556 60 541 bushels.. 3 053 380 2 644 265 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 415 485 acres.. 16 084 18 918 tons, dry.. 46 121 49 966 @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.