1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 912 949 Land in farms ..................acres.. 319 392 312 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 350 330 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 662 645 433 790 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 029 1 298 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 835 71 550 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 255 291 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 178 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 831 880 acres.. 289 823 282 571 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 736 839 acres.. 260 604 244 553 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 8 38 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 640 101 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 992 106 946 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 582 61 096 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 059 40 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 169 $100,000 or more .................... 318 308 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 870 79 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 479 84 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 550 661 Other ............................... 362 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 447 432 200 days or more ................... 321 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 387 number.. 25 413 28 373 Beef cows ..................farms.. 252 298 number.. 7 996 8 658 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 18 number.. 855 892 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 317 388 number.. 18 434 21 846 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 139 232 number.. 118 159 126 867 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 246 number.. 220 724 232 322 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 94 number.. 3 280 4 455 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 1 395 840 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 614 745 acres.. 130 504 149 890 bushels.. 17 459 458 22 158 940 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 56 acres.. 1 371 1 788 tons, green.. 25 643 29 483 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 46 80 bushels.. 1 855 3 390 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 126 acres.. 963 2 356 bushels.. 69 749 153 534 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 616 624 acres.. 120 612 83 474 bushels.. 5 965 650 3 862 406 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 416 acres.. 8 873 11 109 tons, dry.. 27 084 30 862 @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.