1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 480 1 529 Land in farms ..................acres.. 339 227 349 252 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 525 825 356 809 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 347 1 521 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 099 53 986 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 134 10 to 49 acres ...................... 340 265 50 to 179 acres ..................... 503 537 180 to 499 acres .................... 377 397 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 152 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 342 1 412 acres.. 291 876 303 604 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 167 1 338 acres.. 257 566 260 797 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 37 acres.. 189 581 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 113 460 102 380 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 662 66 959 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 062 53 214 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 398 49 166 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 332 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 200 264 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 199 253 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 190 202 $100,000 or more .................... 308 304 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 785 82 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 233 54 086 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 766 885 Other ............................... 714 644 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 800 796 200 days or more ................... 601 566 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 616 702 number.. 36 790 43 250 Beef cows ..................farms.. 445 502 number.. 10 358 12 075 Milk cows ..................farms.. 54 75 number.. 2 033 2 339 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 602 703 number.. 27 302 32 191 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 193 396 number.. 80 301 128 574 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 200 432 number.. 135 108 232 380 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 87 125 number.. 2 987 4 715 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 44 number.. 1 418 2 941 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 14 number.. 1 438 3 391 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 877 1 038 acres.. 128 793 142 449 bushels.. 17 834 588 19 338 493 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 132 164 acres.. 2 695 3 783 tons, green.. 47 341 58 763 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 6 acres.. 412 153 bushels.. 17 663 6 545 Oats for grain................farms.. 211 331 acres.. 3 903 6 810 bushels.. 273 494 401 075 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 790 817 acres.. 105 898 89 318 bushels.. 4 948 400 3 755 015 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 648 774 acres.. 18 870 22 965 tons, dry.. 52 697 61 308 @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.