1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BREMER COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 982 1 058 Land in farms ..................acres.. 238 528 236 668 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 479 658 334 099 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 094 1 427 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 871 71 102 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 322 366 180 to 499 acres .................... 289 335 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 887 962 acres.. 210 534 215 294 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 822 916 acres.. 200 037 195 242 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 342 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 575 89 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 437 84 325 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 982 42 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 593 47 094 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 178 182 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 152 217 $100,000 or more .................... 296 280 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 032 69 576 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 350 65 762 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 531 649 Other ............................... 451 409 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 561 570 200 days or more ................... 400 384 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 405 521 number.. 24 501 33 683 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 186 number.. 3 797 4 043 Milk cows ..................farms.. 111 194 number.. 5 398 8 119 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 401 511 number.. 20 830 18 820 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 168 323 number.. 88 693 101 182 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 176 345 number.. 204 594 197 125 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 71 number.. 1 724 2 390 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 7 number.. 1 521 1 985 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 713 835 acres.. 105 948 117 562 bushels.. 14 824 642 17 369 527 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 114 173 acres.. 2 371 3 533 tons, green.. 43 121 59 851 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. 2 452 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 132 240 acres.. 1 960 4 205 bushels.. 134 574 288 626 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 647 688 acres.. 81 635 59 245 bushels.. 3 865 852 2 694 201 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 381 468 acres.. 10 917 13 908 tons, dry.. 31 852 40 286 @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.