1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 781 757 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 213 195 021 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 354 530 245 474 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 392 1 008 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 291 42 782 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 277 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 727 714 acres.. 159 991 150 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 606 659 acres.. 118 662 112 143 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 51 3 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 604 38 168 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 112 50 420 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 976 20 309 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 628 17 859 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 224 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 150 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 51 $100,000 or more .................... 126 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 882 27 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 926 36 394 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 384 Other ............................... 411 373 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 418 200 days or more ................... 300 299 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 387 398 number.. 20 975 24 322 Beef cows ..................farms.. 346 343 number.. 9 976 12 320 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 17 number.. 439 408 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 379 394 number.. 12 567 13 480 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 142 number.. 34 941 54 724 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 150 number.. 65 352 84 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 42 number.. 631 3 599 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 18 number.. 620 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 617 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 331 406 acres.. 48 851 51 736 bushels.. 6 408 454 6 815 170 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 27 acres.. 555 1 109 tons, green.. 9 618 17 934 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 11 acres.. 199 676 bushels.. 8 940 18 398 Oats for grain................farms.. 48 53 acres.. 1 113 1 042 bushels.. 91 043 58 079 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 320 339 acres.. 51 014 42 352 bushels.. 2 332 218 1 721 757 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 420 435 acres.. 18 609 17 645 tons, dry.. 44 351 37 947 @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.