1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RINGGOLD COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 671 676 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 753 293 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 393 434 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 273 901 212 858 Average per acre .........dollars.. 741 517 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 249 43 099 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 159 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 244 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 628 634 acres.. 210 245 233 914 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 505 573 acres.. 114 558 118 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 665 38 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 526 56 625 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 591 14 576 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 074 23 703 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 118 $100,000 or more .................... 96 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 433 30 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 258 44 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 464 Other ............................... 268 212 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 275 200 days or more ................... 207 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 407 482 number.. 41 973 49 136 Beef cows ..................farms.. 380 453 number.. 21 129 26 840 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 9 number.. 242 149 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 408 479 number.. 21 919 26 367 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 191 number.. 181 241 49 114 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 203 number.. 179 898 87 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 43 number.. 1 449 2 841 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 318 419 acres.. 37 393 47 187 bushels.. 3 916 927 5 502 285 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 33 acres.. 1 180 1 056 tons, green.. 17 769 12 673 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 273 445 bushels.. 6 082 15 877 Oats for grain................farms.. 70 83 acres.. 1 971 2 919 bushels.. 106 689 135 375 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 344 356 acres.. 42 564 33 620 bushels.. 1 709 042 1 201 579 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 410 464 acres.. 32 329 36 511 tons, dry.. 72 991 92 935 @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.