1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LYON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 149 1 194 Land in farms ..................acres.. 348 492 347 599 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 565 532 387 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 923 1 345 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 493 60 449 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 128 10 to 49 acres ...................... 119 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 424 519 500 to 999 acres .................... 181 160 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 014 1 028 acres.. 315 326 313 211 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 961 1 002 acres.. 293 762 279 865 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 23 acres.. 515 1 251 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 198 795 173 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 016 145 242 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 645 48 293 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 128 151 125 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 168 185 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 193 299 $100,000 or more .................... 522 491 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 145 807 137 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 899 115 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 791 925 Other ............................... 358 269 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 562 483 200 days or more ................... 309 260 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 620 number.. 78 467 88 514 Beef cows ..................farms.. 261 284 number.. 9 568 11 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 86 number.. 4 315 3 884 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 522 668 number.. 75 088 103 033 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 371 514 number.. 325 619 232 607 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 392 549 number.. 628 837 477 954 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 75 number.. 5 715 7 911 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 22 number.. (D) 13 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 12 number.. 404 682 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 850 923 acres.. 141 720 144 479 bushels.. 18 010 906 18 493 448 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 216 251 acres.. 7 138 7 815 tons, green.. 125 483 129 333 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 3 acres.. 336 65 bushels.. 10 980 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 127 247 acres.. 2 443 4 689 bushels.. 188 765 375 054 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 837 882 acres.. 134 236 112 706 bushels.. 6 032 759 4 481 809 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 457 534 acres.. 11 619 13 329 tons, dry.. 34 013 46 086 @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.