1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 691 682 Land in farms ..................acres.. 217 317 223 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 314 328 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 477 178 074 Average per acre .........dollars.. 827 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 397 38 194 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 644 624 acres.. 150 876 145 059 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 578 575 acres.. 83 216 74 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 3 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 323 29 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 907 43 504 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 554 7 827 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 769 21 842 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 88 $100,000 or more .................... 86 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 882 23 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 244 35 368 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 352 384 Other ............................... 339 298 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 385 349 200 days or more ................... 256 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 418 471 number.. 37 088 40 630 Beef cows ..................farms.. 372 422 number.. 17 586 19 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 25 number.. 705 947 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 419 471 number.. 24 547 25 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 122 number.. 45 184 34 691 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 126 number.. 88 139 75 117 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 51 number.. 1 718 3 022 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 26 number.. (D) 874 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 311 335 acres.. 27 028 27 399 bushels.. 3 303 128 3 039 084 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 64 acres.. 1 208 2 321 tons, green.. 23 497 31 783 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 280 346 bushels.. 6 022 19 105 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 46 acres.. 907 1 279 bushels.. 68 377 60 446 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 310 255 acres.. 26 580 15 675 bushels.. 1 164 628 547 125 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 478 495 acres.. 28 845 29 977 tons, dry.. 77 593 77 319 @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.