1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAC COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 813 967 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 949 364 172 Average size of farm .......acres.. 424 377 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 840 563 550 472 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 125 1 499 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 894 84 236 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 358 500 to 999 acres .................... 162 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 68 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 741 874 acres.. 312 041 327 634 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 713 852 acres.. 298 271 294 926 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 590 739 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 190 949 146 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 870 151 385 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 244 62 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 108 705 84 033 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 44 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 142 211 $100,000 or more .................... 401 403 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 133 924 111 906 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 931 115 605 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 568 739 Other ............................... 245 228 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 358 391 200 days or more ................... 203 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 276 299 number.. 39 542 46 962 Beef cows ..................farms.. 184 213 number.. 6 398 7 437 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 754 826 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 284 309 number.. 46 939 50 771 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 240 403 number.. 350 473 228 016 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 256 430 number.. 589 288 461 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 83 number.. 5 411 9 410 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 29 number.. (D) 111 700 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 425 355 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 659 800 acres.. 145 454 154 463 bushels.. 19 097 215 22 931 866 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 65 63 acres.. 2 601 2 166 tons, green.. 47 796 38 459 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 11 acres.. 143 264 bushels.. 5 708 10 286 Oats for grain................farms.. 110 182 acres.. 1 980 3 597 bushels.. 139 693 304 168 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 642 762 acres.. 141 008 126 791 bushels.. 6 521 868 5 586 906 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 259 349 acres.. 7 289 9 973 tons, dry.. 20 305 32 159 @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.