1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PAGE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 845 916 Land in farms ..................acres.. 309 228 318 778 Average size of farm .......acres.. 366 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 402 409 285 071 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 150 807 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 675 57 845 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 243 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 310 500 to 999 acres .................... 162 187 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 778 849 acres.. 259 981 272 370 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 674 812 acres.. 204 034 208 542 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 187 1 400 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 419 81 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 986 89 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 182 48 516 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 236 33 252 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 156 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 144 $100,000 or more .................... 258 277 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 123 56 342 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 387 61 442 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 491 619 Other ............................... 354 297 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 444 420 200 days or more ................... 291 261 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 447 521 number.. 39 461 38 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 373 434 number.. 15 535 15 073 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 75 261 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 461 511 number.. 25 275 27 085 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 277 number.. 61 151 85 280 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 130 293 number.. 98 018 147 214 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 47 number.. 1 496 1 976 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 26 number.. (D) 2 000 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 537 699 acres.. 90 619 100 327 bushels.. 11 625 835 14 180 949 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 42 acres.. 1 061 1 065 tons, green.. 18 744 16 915 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 28 acres.. 390 906 bushels.. 13 802 22 892 Oats for grain................farms.. 39 82 acres.. 851 1 874 bushels.. 46 566 104 535 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 557 672 acres.. 96 650 89 871 bushels.. 4 262 924 3 778 184 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 443 505 acres.. 17 790 17 183 tons, dry.. 47 591 44 516 @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.