1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 783 803 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 001 219 832 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 274 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 444 479 371 565 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 711 1 442 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 125 63 771 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 144 50 to 179 acres ..................... 231 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 213 254 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 715 726 acres.. 189 869 189 685 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 625 691 acres.. 169 909 164 397 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 43 acres.. 5 924 4 415 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 835 65 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 298 81 478 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 084 35 076 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 752 30 351 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 136 $100,000 or more .................... 208 216 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 741 51 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 280 64 201 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 501 Other ............................... 348 302 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 408 397 200 days or more ................... 282 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 295 333 number.. 19 217 21 273 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 262 number.. 6 417 7 493 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 27 number.. 1 043 1 486 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 324 number.. 11 338 11 826 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 141 246 number.. 68 777 91 615 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 150 261 number.. 115 246 181 310 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 84 number.. 1 632 3 052 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 30 number.. 2 045 2 081 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 1 250 892 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 503 589 acres.. 86 570 92 569 bushels.. 10 895 561 12 401 552 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 57 60 acres.. 2 078 1 738 tons, green.. 37 415 29 186 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 9 acres.. 333 199 bushels.. 13 798 6 767 Oats for grain................farms.. 117 135 acres.. 2 076 2 637 bushels.. 142 806 148 021 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 462 487 acres.. 69 398 56 839 bushels.. 3 169 940 2 305 151 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 331 359 acres.. 10 183 11 130 tons, dry.. 31 493 34 083 @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.