1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 O'BRIEN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 977 1 147 Land in farms ..................acres.. 358 472 362 109 Average size of farm .......acres.. 367 316 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 795 168 504 319 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 253 1 676 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 176 70 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 390 476 500 to 999 acres .................... 202 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 891 1 019 acres.. 330 094 332 435 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 879 1 010 acres.. 314 232 309 290 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 180 036 146 180 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 274 127 445 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 530 65 416 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 90 506 80 764 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 24 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 198 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 223 256 $100,000 or more .................... 500 470 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 123 842 110 657 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 758 96 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 714 856 Other ............................... 263 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 462 480 200 days or more ................... 236 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 338 number.. 34 064 33 481 Beef cows ..................farms.. 160 156 number.. 6 394 4 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 31 number.. 760 1 008 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 342 number.. 33 127 37 600 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 280 493 number.. 283 000 266 685 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 300 526 number.. 609 841 497 663 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 88 number.. 4 485 4 725 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 18 number.. 304 930 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 816 948 acres.. 152 787 156 380 bushels.. 20 691 261 21 602 540 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 92 97 acres.. 2 396 2 729 tons, green.. 39 282 47 676 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 83 147 acres.. 874 1 981 bushels.. 75 884 167 645 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 830 935 acres.. 155 109 145 046 bushels.. 7 274 306 6 237 170 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 262 353 acres.. 5 279 5 967 tons, dry.. 13 691 19 746 @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.