1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MILLS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 496 563 Land in farms ..................acres.. 232 129 237 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 468 422 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 684 846 491 858 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 588 1 131 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 621 74 771 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 116 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 470 517 acres.. 204 717 217 133 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 430 500 acres.. 181 401 188 833 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 664 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 190 64 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 334 115 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 038 44 340 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 152 20 477 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 98 $100,000 or more .................... 210 191 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 423 48 869 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 541 86 647 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 317 393 Other ............................... 179 170 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 223 200 days or more ................... 138 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 221 number.. 14 175 17 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 178 number.. 5 680 5 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 3 number.. 85 92 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 224 number.. 8 988 17 864 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 128 number.. 17 544 40 049 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 146 number.. 42 484 86 562 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 21 number.. 1 056 1 218 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) 264 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 348 424 acres.. 87 047 99 293 bushels.. 11 355 107 14 904 460 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 9 acres.. 267 418 tons, green.. 4 120 8 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 12 acres.. 588 309 bushels.. 19 193 9 745 Oats for grain................farms.. 18 38 acres.. 374 939 bushels.. 24 397 57 241 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 369 410 acres.. 89 756 84 285 bushels.. 3 761 142 3 590 627 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 221 acres.. 5 470 5 680 tons, dry.. 15 654 15 154 @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.