1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STORY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 946 990 Land in farms ..................acres.. 340 885 331 211 Average size of farm .......acres.. 360 335 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 801 353 515 256 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 234 1 645 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 118 73 419 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 146 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 262 180 to 499 acres .................... 236 270 500 to 999 acres .................... 166 179 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 871 913 acres.. 316 839 306 862 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 837 892 acres.. 304 609 283 490 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 14 acres.. 325 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 130 832 106 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 300 107 250 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 758 70 794 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 074 35 384 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 150 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 150 148 $100,000 or more .................... 345 331 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 84 555 74 917 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 287 75 750 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 536 623 Other ............................... 410 367 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 498 485 200 days or more ................... 334 318 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 212 222 number.. 16 965 17 454 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 151 number.. 3 568 3 896 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 1 342 951 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 208 214 number.. 14 124 14 003 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 237 number.. 102 688 112 381 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 148 251 number.. 186 026 206 763 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 93 number.. 2 906 4 793 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 30 number.. 2 700 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 9 number.. 4 300 2 455 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 705 784 acres.. 153 984 151 920 bushels.. 21 728 167 23 212 655 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 41 acres.. 1 428 1 398 tons, green.. 24 063 27 338 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 9 acres.. 78 167 bushels.. 3 992 11 323 Oats for grain................farms.. 57 68 acres.. 804 901 bushels.. 60 090 48 203 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 688 737 acres.. 145 726 125 600 bushels.. 6 578 229 5 723 470 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 264 300 acres.. 5 459 6 382 tons, dry.. 16 024 16 971 @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.