1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONONA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 697 822 Land in farms ..................acres.. 367 651 392 835 Average size of farm .......acres.. 527 478 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 691 520 430 858 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 317 902 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 968 78 616 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 271 500 to 999 acres .................... 154 171 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 659 755 acres.. 316 827 336 227 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 589 717 acres.. 276 942 286 468 Irrigated land .................farms.. 102 108 acres.. 40 838 37 781 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 554 99 592 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 267 121 159 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 503 60 397 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 051 39 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 89 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 153 $100,000 or more .................... 284 300 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 682 68 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 831 83 700 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 473 622 Other ............................... 224 200 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 322 200 days or more ................... 149 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 314 number.. 36 424 39 705 Beef cows ..................farms.. 201 232 number.. 9 491 9 938 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 13 number.. 217 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 323 number.. 30 974 36 927 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 235 number.. 55 490 72 564 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 117 256 number.. 98 124 134 317 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 40 number.. 1 145 1 700 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 14 number.. 193 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 515 647 acres.. 140 004 161 113 bushels.. 16 747 695 22 148 419 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 63 74 acres.. 2 045 2 683 tons, green.. 28 577 44 346 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 19 acres.. 457 1 214 bushels.. 12 282 43 068 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 97 acres.. 1 001 2 392 bushels.. 70 362 183 299 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 486 563 acres.. 123 734 110 765 bushels.. 5 018 939 4 751 636 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 279 acres.. 8 812 10 210 tons, dry.. 25 170 32 491 @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.