1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POCAHONTAS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 778 919 Land in farms ..................acres.. 356 988 359 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 459 391 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 990 319 595 479 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 288 1 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 583 94 481 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 144 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 269 340 500 to 999 acres .................... 216 237 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 753 878 acres.. 338 984 342 054 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 738 871 acres.. 330 852 320 421 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 107 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 138 598 110 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 147 119 751 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 99 686 72 162 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 912 37 890 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 31 22 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 14 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 217 $100,000 or more .................... 435 375 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 515 76 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 335 83 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 600 720 Other ............................... 178 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 384 200 days or more ................... 145 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 181 number.. 11 657 15 639 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 87 number.. 1 797 1 882 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 443 362 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 180 number.. 10 280 15 488 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 151 260 number.. 118 209 116 921 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 162 286 number.. 248 666 241 494 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 40 number.. 1 567 2 356 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 703 829 acres.. 163 570 165 258 bushels.. 23 291 520 25 063 386 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 44 acres.. 644 1 366 tons, green.. 11 480 24 019 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 82 acres.. 842 1 414 bushels.. 69 278 112 033 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 698 818 acres.. 164 947 152 808 bushels.. 7 554 633 6 644 547 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 176 acres.. 2 115 3 032 tons, dry.. 4 636 8 486 @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.