1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 593 554 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 393 191 291 Average size of farm .......acres.. 340 345 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 481 986 410 769 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 516 1 097 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 449 63 475 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 105 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 544 519 acres.. 168 229 164 417 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 474 502 acres.. 146 959 142 036 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 24 acres.. 5 015 4 616 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 296 46 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 093 83 306 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 389 30 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 907 15 311 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 111 $100,000 or more .................... 186 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 833 37 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 935 67 437 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 347 Other ............................... 261 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 326 254 200 days or more ................... 210 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 202 number.. 11 269 11 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 141 166 number.. 4 548 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 193 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 171 189 number.. 6 929 8 159 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 159 number.. 90 189 59 935 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 171 number.. 299 766 118 462 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 32 number.. 1 076 1 088 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 8 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 382 434 acres.. 75 216 80 765 bushels.. 9 413 450 10 802 648 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 32 acres.. 550 500 tons, green.. 8 500 6 731 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 18 acres.. 298 606 bushels.. 12 915 27 881 Oats for grain................farms.. 40 55 acres.. 660 725 bushels.. 48 156 37 971 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 372 396 acres.. 65 965 55 621 bushels.. 2 957 729 2 358 933 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 219 acres.. 4 447 5 691 tons, dry.. 13 560 16 604 @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.