1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 971 996 Land in farms ..................acres.. 285 724 268 520 Average size of farm .......acres.. 294 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 408 068 271 520 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 435 1 019 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 288 54 905 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 364 309 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 290 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 887 915 acres.. 218 837 213 755 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 733 857 acres.. 171 369 162 365 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 55 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 114 65 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 298 65 503 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 514 29 729 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 601 35 512 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 257 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 126 $100,000 or more .................... 203 213 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 036 50 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 501 50 823 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 442 568 Other ............................... 529 428 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 568 517 200 days or more ................... 412 366 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 465 498 number.. 30 772 32 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 387 413 number.. 12 969 13 220 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 30 number.. 742 1 267 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 466 501 number.. 19 223 19 934 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 285 number.. 80 740 118 376 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 138 304 number.. 158 956 217 257 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 79 78 number.. 8 218 5 715 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 35 number.. 856 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 197 794 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 526 667 acres.. 77 621 79 467 bushels.. 9 769 902 10 441 414 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 56 acres.. 1 079 1 276 tons, green.. 18 344 18 194 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 199 254 bushels.. 7 850 8 495 Oats for grain................farms.. 105 162 acres.. 2 184 3 250 bushels.. 146 320 188 947 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 521 582 acres.. 71 549 58 986 bushels.. 3 205 697 2 470 255 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 495 545 acres.. 22 706 22 145 tons, dry.. 58 528 60 300 @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.