1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOONE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 863 923 Land in farms ..................acres.. 328 906 330 080 Average size of farm .......acres.. 381 358 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 770 510 572 822 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 160 1 607 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 969 69 060 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 265 500 to 999 acres .................... 158 168 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 790 862 acres.. 297 488 300 885 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 756 831 acres.. 283 902 278 180 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 257 20 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 119 995 102 944 Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 045 111 532 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 674 66 485 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 322 36 460 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 155 $100,000 or more .................... 328 309 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 305 70 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 736 76 222 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 537 601 Other ............................... 326 322 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 436 200 days or more ................... 284 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 235 265 number.. 17 195 23 687 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 185 number.. 5 850 5 571 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. 104 236 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 231 251 number.. 14 451 21 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 111 212 number.. 101 679 98 653 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 117 233 number.. 198 989 185 745 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 88 number.. 1 703 2 877 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 1 353 750 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 632 724 acres.. 140 660 144 447 bushels.. 20 115 217 22 148 282 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 35 acres.. 561 908 tons, green.. 10 289 13 511 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 264 bushels.. (D) 11 416 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 94 acres.. 1 224 1 880 bushels.. 91 400 120 770 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 625 667 acres.. 137 120 126 604 bushels.. 6 009 155 5 622 987 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 281 328 acres.. 5 695 6 579 tons, dry.. 14 792 17 766 @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.