1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 214 1 216 Land in farms ..................acres.. 299 835 302 487 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 352 257 266 112 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 523 989 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 352 41 879 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 275 272 50 to 179 acres ..................... 437 387 180 to 499 acres .................... 282 317 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 092 1 109 acres.. 219 996 233 679 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 953 1 033 acres.. 165 153 166 704 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 255 53 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 615 56 996 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 106 46 871 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 315 28 332 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 300 28 663 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 329 236 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 167 180 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 207 239 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 123 $100,000 or more .................... 153 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 526 44 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 354 36 700 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 542 592 Other ............................... 672 624 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 730 697 200 days or more ................... 541 505 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 620 706 number.. 39 482 43 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 556 632 number.. 18 329 19 273 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 32 number.. 494 1 286 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 599 699 number.. 21 154 24 263 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 226 number.. 42 339 72 833 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 96 239 number.. 68 032 124 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 77 number.. 1 790 3 011 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 35 number.. 679 7 546 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 929 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 541 694 acres.. 69 439 79 661 bushels.. 9 036 378 10 284 074 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 66 71 acres.. 1 430 1 997 tons, green.. 22 524 23 078 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 88 62 bushels.. 2 234 2 780 Oats for grain................farms.. 75 103 acres.. 1 261 1 838 bushels.. 74 212 87 381 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 544 593 acres.. 67 793 56 485 bushels.. 2 935 310 2 275 847 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 675 726 acres.. 27 207 29 547 tons, dry.. 75 368 81 734 @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.