1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAYLOR COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 746 741 Land in farms ..................acres.. 291 497 278 922 Average size of farm .......acres.. 391 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 123 246 073 Average per acre .........dollars.. 957 588 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 051 44 802 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 223 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 268 285 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 137 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 690 acres.. 228 964 219 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 556 635 acres.. 147 591 140 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 200 46 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 378 63 012 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 448 21 848 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 752 24 844 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 136 $100,000 or more .................... 129 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 481 39 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 363 53 610 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 483 Other ............................... 334 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 420 331 200 days or more ................... 285 208 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 454 number.. 36 730 39 735 Beef cows ..................farms.. 375 408 number.. 17 312 17 054 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 14 number.. 220 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 433 463 number.. 20 110 22 667 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 191 number.. 41 037 65 152 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 205 number.. 71 487 110 120 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 44 number.. 1 126 2 233 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 25 number.. (D) 853 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 402 528 acres.. 55 711 66 630 bushels.. 6 284 662 8 014 094 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 26 acres.. 632 547 tons, green.. 7 792 6 327 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 15 acres.. 616 543 bushels.. 19 209 15 372 Oats for grain................farms.. 52 86 acres.. 1 428 2 088 bushels.. 73 925 102 207 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 440 464 acres.. 70 062 51 422 bushels.. 2 725 607 1 917 682 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 388 428 acres.. 21 584 23 075 tons, dry.. 51 419 55 763 @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.