1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POWESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 934 933 Land in farms ..................acres.. 335 296 340 982 Average size of farm .......acres.. 359 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 498 409 371 993 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 433 1 055 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 440 71 039 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 267 236 180 to 499 acres .................... 281 305 500 to 999 acres .................... 173 200 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 861 861 acres.. 292 572 300 074 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 709 812 acres.. 230 161 231 967 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 3 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 375 86 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 963 92 588 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 377 43 296 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 998 43 088 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 131 195 $100,000 or more .................... 299 293 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 216 65 011 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 402 69 680 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 509 659 Other ............................... 425 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 497 411 200 days or more ................... 338 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 462 530 number.. 40 525 43 718 Beef cows ..................farms.. 392 443 number.. 15 515 17 404 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 23 number.. 1 091 867 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 459 539 number.. 22 193 30 349 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 172 310 number.. 109 074 127 039 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 182 333 number.. 227 321 218 675 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 82 number.. 3 174 3 748 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 95 1 000 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 607 712 acres.. 108 723 122 666 bushels.. 14 714 637 15 842 341 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 61 74 acres.. 1 794 1 976 tons, green.. 33 281 33 983 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. 70 (D) bushels.. 2 460 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 165 284 acres.. 3 609 7 158 bushels.. 246 498 390 718 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 584 622 acres.. 97 123 78 149 bushels.. 4 615 495 3 270 771 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 488 589 acres.. 24 242 26 990 tons, dry.. 75 394 85 405 @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.