1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 022 1 075 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 038 314 887 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 465 895 385 300 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 606 1 287 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 575 77 809 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 327 378 500 to 999 acres .................... 167 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 933 982 acres.. 273 633 267 909 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 807 921 acres.. 230 111 222 125 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 156 722 115 975 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 348 107 884 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 973 40 377 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 96 749 75 598 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 142 173 $100,000 or more .................... 353 358 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 106 900 90 047 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 599 83 765 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 633 737 Other ............................... 389 338 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 513 453 200 days or more ................... 315 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 436 504 number.. 41 421 44 336 Beef cows ..................farms.. 308 344 number.. 10 454 11 417 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 36 number.. 1 106 1 578 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 502 number.. 37 650 39 390 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 259 436 number.. 247 819 242 573 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 284 477 number.. 506 067 429 094 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 93 number.. 2 515 4 643 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 1 197 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 681 800 acres.. 117 711 123 143 bushels.. 15 931 605 17 119 766 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 99 127 acres.. 2 648 2 970 tons, green.. 48 193 45 842 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 4 acres.. 131 91 bushels.. 5 660 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 130 222 acres.. 2 362 3 902 bushels.. 172 213 227 887 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 643 700 acres.. 94 723 78 645 bushels.. 4 584 281 3 312 531 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 432 531 acres.. 15 911 17 376 tons, dry.. 50 351 52 221 @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.