1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LUCAS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 706 630 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 160 219 370 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 943 195 324 Average per acre .........dollars.. 732 554 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 351 37 604 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 226 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 634 576 acres.. 156 678 156 312 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 513 523 acres.. 76 807 76 475 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 371 25 372 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 602 40 273 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 527 8 519 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 844 16 853 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 73 $100,000 or more .................... 73 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 214 21 369 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 465 33 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 351 373 Other ............................... 355 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 394 299 200 days or more ................... 276 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 445 441 number.. 40 506 37 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 417 411 number.. 21 117 19 583 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 10 number.. 239 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 447 442 number.. 22 671 20 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 96 number.. 19 082 28 400 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 110 number.. 41 353 57 173 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 57 number.. 3 239 4 318 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 14 number.. 521 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 950 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 278 298 acres.. 23 535 27 861 bushels.. 2 903 555 3 335 836 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 43 acres.. 693 1 317 tons, green.. 10 929 15 914 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 311 82 bushels.. 8 480 3 230 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 76 acres.. 1 599 2 501 bushels.. 97 986 134 749 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 242 233 acres.. 24 159 18 711 bushels.. 1 052 973 702 313 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 444 452 acres.. 29 048 28 708 tons, dry.. 73 960 66 259 @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.