1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 002 1 111 Land in farms ..................acres.. 285 972 299 502 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 622 032 415 869 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 321 1 486 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 466 71 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 284 300 180 to 499 acres .................... 284 318 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 918 1 012 acres.. 263 418 277 241 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 873 977 acres.. 252 852 257 277 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 27 acres.. 1 000 960 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 892 112 562 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 636 101 316 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 230 62 055 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 662 50 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 185 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 188 $100,000 or more .................... 360 326 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 869 90 781 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 779 81 785 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 526 631 Other ............................... 476 480 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 597 640 200 days or more ................... 405 423 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 267 339 number.. 16 541 20 966 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 174 number.. 3 567 3 223 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 50 number.. 1 491 1 976 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 340 number.. 12 358 15 672 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 200 341 number.. 171 797 166 179 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 207 374 number.. 298 788 318 461 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 62 number.. 3 231 3 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 34 number.. 43 711 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 19 number.. 2 151 12 180 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 722 849 acres.. 131 973 151 856 bushels.. 17 572 621 22 483 724 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 63 84 acres.. 1 727 1 626 tons, green.. 29 935 29 586 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 100 bushels.. 0 5 195 Oats for grain................farms.. 68 164 acres.. 1 229 2 978 bushels.. 87 181 195 317 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 709 733 acres.. 111 781 94 301 bushels.. 5 255 971 4 231 089 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 298 376 acres.. 7 482 8 577 tons, dry.. 22 096 20 480 @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.