1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAMA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 152 1 294 Land in farms ..................acres.. 396 220 401 858 Average size of farm .......acres.. 344 311 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 608 765 424 547 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 911 1 318 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 516 64 833 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 101 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 296 337 180 to 499 acres .................... 391 452 500 to 999 acres .................... 194 212 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 066 1 179 acres.. 347 809 356 110 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 940 1 132 acres.. 300 427 297 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 10 acres.. 91 375 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 816 109 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 952 84 722 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 86 261 64 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 555 45 452 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 166 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 194 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 179 247 $100,000 or more .................... 377 365 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 847 92 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 659 71 208 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 697 897 Other ............................... 455 397 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 592 577 200 days or more ................... 392 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 500 596 number.. 34 081 41 636 Beef cows ..................farms.. 382 454 number.. 13 332 15 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 39 number.. 1 460 1 305 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 501 582 number.. 23 186 29 816 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 165 411 number.. 103 275 132 216 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 184 427 number.. 204 069 270 876 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 113 number.. 3 470 6 994 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 58 number.. 1 370 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 17 number.. 1 044 7 566 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 794 971 acres.. 153 862 174 699 bushels.. 20 175 618 24 071 148 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 67 87 acres.. 1 462 2 734 tons, green.. 24 714 38 859 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 153 bushels.. 0 6 498 Oats for grain................farms.. 156 249 acres.. 2 437 4 545 bushels.. 163 720 251 471 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 738 840 acres.. 130 656 100 454 bushels.. 6 185 159 4 257 560 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 493 644 acres.. 16 290 19 964 tons, dry.. 51 012 57 684 @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.