1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PLYMOUTH COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 490 1 615 Land in farms ..................acres.. 512 029 518 247 Average size of farm .......acres.. 344 321 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 638 394 416 492 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 950 1 292 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 988 61 497 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 98 151 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 332 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 547 646 500 to 999 acres .................... 264 238 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 348 1 448 acres.. 456 116 461 805 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 235 1 360 acres.. 410 249 400 880 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 2 262 1 930 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 238 391 221 185 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 994 136 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 98 729 75 058 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 139 662 146 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 236 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 264 309 $100,000 or more .................... 612 626 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 173 372 173 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 435 107 667 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 011 1 180 Other ............................... 479 435 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 683 629 200 days or more ................... 408 376 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 616 715 number.. 79 131 92 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 427 477 number.. 17 884 18 506 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 48 number.. 2 215 2 140 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 621 725 number.. 69 607 92 041 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 465 780 number.. 460 965 403 064 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 502 830 number.. 827 513 748 248 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 123 number.. 7 202 8 615 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 47 number.. 8 262 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 2 450 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 104 1 232 acres.. 205 499 223 661 bushels.. 25 290 584 30 908 110 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 148 140 acres.. 5 619 5 054 tons, green.. 79 062 73 268 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 379 bushels.. (D) 18 352 Oats for grain................farms.. 180 371 acres.. 3 820 9 704 bushels.. 278 996 720 220 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 050 1 123 acres.. 183 410 151 940 bushels.. 8 177 213 6 697 405 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 526 650 acres.. 15 857 16 324 tons, dry.. 41 539 60 506 @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.