1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 325 1 441 Land in farms ..................acres.. 536 704 542 855 Average size of farm .......acres.. 405 377 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 731 847 445 274 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 946 1 187 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 350 70 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 204 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 287 293 180 to 499 acres .................... 351 446 500 to 999 acres .................... 272 309 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 99 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 222 1 310 acres.. 482 787 491 976 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 129 1 258 acres.. 436 604 432 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 28 acres.. 1 864 3 067 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 190 001 180 073 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 397 124 964 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 123 605 98 982 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 396 81 091 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 158 184 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 194 255 $100,000 or more .................... 520 533 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 130 063 127 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 087 88 315 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 893 1 042 Other ............................... 432 399 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 586 567 200 days or more ................... 356 336 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 559 682 number.. 63 804 74 955 Beef cows ..................farms.. 451 535 number.. 15 680 18 886 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 314 521 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 677 number.. 67 441 75 056 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 189 405 number.. 87 323 143 893 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 207 436 number.. 174 265 281 712 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 69 number.. 1 795 3 126 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 40 number.. 1 021 1 923 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 3 number.. 874 685 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 957 1 128 acres.. 217 327 242 311 bushels.. 27 608 524 36 053 220 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 85 124 acres.. 2 518 3 052 tons, green.. 38 421 56 378 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 14 acres.. 422 287 bushels.. 18 827 9 927 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 176 acres.. 1 467 4 069 bushels.. 98 944 280 524 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 923 1 016 acres.. 201 459 168 779 bushels.. 8 771 176 7 317 541 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 567 656 acres.. 16 109 18 754 tons, dry.. 46 271 58 993 @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.