1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 671 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 134 236 265 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 352 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 311 057 254 377 Average per acre .........dollars.. 909 736 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 146 52 430 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 198 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 199 238 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 617 612 acres.. 168 866 174 743 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 562 acres.. 106 685 109 504 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 2 acres.. 152 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 032 48 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 169 72 251 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 946 16 571 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 086 31 910 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 112 $100,000 or more .................... 106 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 838 38 257 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 914 56 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 427 Other ............................... 332 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 387 322 200 days or more ................... 261 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 402 464 number.. 37 889 41 025 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 428 number.. (D) 19 823 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 235 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 403 460 number.. 20 303 25 388 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 145 number.. 56 082 43 233 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 154 number.. 106 403 89 296 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 51 number.. 2 970 22 893 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. 210 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 5 number.. (D) 1 054 320 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 346 437 acres.. 40 234 49 369 bushels.. 4 538 654 6 143 927 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 32 acres.. 898 730 tons, green.. 10 790 8 975 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 3 acres.. 166 96 bushels.. 5 680 4 132 Oats for grain................farms.. 95 122 acres.. 2 894 3 395 bushels.. 158 143 188 747 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 303 363 acres.. 40 063 33 191 bushels.. 1 636 565 1 270 116 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 403 438 acres.. 25 525 25 851 tons, dry.. 57 426 71 746 @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.