1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 752 1 998 Land in farms ..................acres.. 493 556 495 769 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 661 908 417 799 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 445 1 731 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 390 66 707 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 236 293 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 237 50 to 179 acres ..................... 422 476 180 to 499 acres .................... 612 729 500 to 999 acres .................... 237 225 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 509 1 646 acres.. 452 956 452 658 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 432 1 597 acres.. 432 087 416 245 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 41 acres.. 7 899 5 514 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 507 960 422 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 289 932 211 231 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 110 319 77 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 397 641 344 718 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 216 273 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 273 367 $100,000 or more .................... 933 937 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 378 426 331 099 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 120 165 715 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 176 1 420 Other ............................... 576 578 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 855 895 200 days or more ................... 527 528 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 677 845 number.. 174 053 186 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 233 number.. 10 700 10 127 Milk cows ..................farms.. 117 155 number.. 14 214 10 100 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 707 887 number.. 243 608 256 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 688 972 number.. 762 294 601 488 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 729 1 014 number.. 1 583 014 1 180 718 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 102 116 number.. 28 917 27 585 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 38 number.. (D) 531 036 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 20 number.. 2 472 235 2 245 745 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 277 1 473 acres.. 221 167 237 825 bushels.. 29 821 449 32 900 770 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 290 310 acres.. 15 016 11 635 tons, green.. 246 669 189 136 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 3 acres.. 374 167 bushels.. 17 243 8 482 Oats for grain................farms.. 123 289 acres.. 2 329 6 476 bushels.. 190 048 532 378 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 213 1 287 acres.. 183 844 148 868 bushels.. 8 786 442 6 583 633 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 485 645 acres.. 13 090 16 503 tons, dry.. 38 891 61 828 @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.