1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSCEOLA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 649 737 Land in farms ..................acres.. 240 601 260 780 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 729 355 543 750 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 829 1 443 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 614 93 573 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 170 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 302 500 to 999 acres .................... 133 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 590 671 acres.. 222 296 245 245 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 573 655 acres.. 214 077 222 804 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 717 604 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 139 942 94 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 627 128 394 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 793 45 042 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 148 49 585 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 20 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 185 $100,000 or more .................... 308 300 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 705 69 305 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 465 94 037 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 465 581 Other ............................... 184 156 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 295 200 days or more ................... 161 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 188 239 number.. 30 926 26 898 Beef cows ..................farms.. 68 83 number.. 2 581 2 082 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 45 number.. 1 338 1 807 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 195 258 number.. 33 693 28 801 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 153 237 number.. 216 701 134 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 165 259 number.. 408 719 248 582 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 64 number.. 3 771 6 026 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 1 300 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 531 619 acres.. 103 308 110 386 bushels.. 12 776 047 14 268 380 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 71 acres.. 3 406 2 167 tons, green.. 54 973 34 279 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 293 bushels.. (D) 12 230 Oats for grain................farms.. 54 107 acres.. 859 1 671 bushels.. 71 130 151 919 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 539 621 acres.. 104 755 107 196 bushels.. 4 385 453 4 210 212 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 151 247 acres.. 3 363 4 493 tons, dry.. 7 758 14 436 @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.