1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 799 913 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 248 233 217 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 852 488 508 395 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 797 1 898 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 191 75 688 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 112 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 751 842 acres.. 205 650 212 360 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 703 801 acres.. 194 545 191 452 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 26 acres.. 640 988 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 104 91 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 029 99 763 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 748 47 364 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 356 43 720 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 153 $100,000 or more .................... 274 277 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 368 73 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 687 80 461 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 488 592 Other ............................... 311 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 415 430 200 days or more ................... 280 288 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 343 number.. 20 483 24 337 Beef cows ..................farms.. 208 230 number.. 5 581 5 477 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 35 number.. 844 2 264 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 282 341 number.. 14 060 19 119 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 152 284 number.. 104 705 139 039 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 162 308 number.. 171 920 252 871 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 80 number.. 1 679 2 431 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 30 number.. (D) 2 845 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 1 835 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 585 695 acres.. 114 405 128 200 bushels.. 15 877 875 18 175 509 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 60 83 acres.. 1 521 2 326 tons, green.. 25 221 38 082 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 5 acres.. 149 107 bushels.. 7 029 3 922 Oats for grain................farms.. 116 162 acres.. 1 613 2 482 bushels.. 135 561 166 606 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 522 562 acres.. 70 605 50 011 bushels.. 3 635 063 2 304 683 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 398 acres.. 7 618 9 461 tons, dry.. 23 455 30 751 @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.