1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 986 1 026 Land in farms ..................acres.. 316 579 305 685 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 427 050 258 508 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 251 822 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 615 52 542 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 341 337 180 to 499 acres .................... 272 309 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 142 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 912 942 acres.. 228 786 222 307 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 793 879 acres.. 163 603 157 113 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 46 120 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 550 69 453 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 594 67 693 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 884 29 133 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 666 40 319 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 206 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 237 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 121 $100,000 or more .................... 155 154 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 862 55 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 637 53 893 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 456 551 Other ............................... 530 475 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 586 573 200 days or more ................... 408 381 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 579 642 number.. 44 695 43 900 Beef cows ..................farms.. 523 585 number.. 21 791 22 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 11 number.. 12 156 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 578 643 number.. 23 801 24 757 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 87 216 number.. 40 136 61 197 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 91 238 number.. 86 570 117 089 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 88 number.. 2 121 3 326 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 520 660 acres.. 68 946 74 784 bushels.. 8 287 469 10 045 059 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 55 acres.. 2 022 1 795 tons, green.. 23 178 26 039 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 2 acres.. 204 (D) bushels.. 5 498 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 63 114 acres.. 1 225 2 078 bushels.. 68 586 124 046 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 533 556 acres.. 67 246 54 995 bushels.. 2 764 953 2 329 063 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 583 627 acres.. 26 757 26 972 tons, dry.. 64 629 77 089 @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.