1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 061 1 078 Land in farms ..................acres.. 317 699 309 508 Average size of farm .......acres.. 299 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 545 505 370 355 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 777 1 378 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 634 65 989 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 292 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 361 396 500 to 999 acres .................... 160 175 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 952 956 acres.. 273 784 267 495 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 851 916 acres.. 234 397 223 302 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 174 186 128 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 171 119 618 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 708 40 890 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 115 478 88 059 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 181 205 $100,000 or more .................... 416 399 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 120 050 98 536 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 042 91 407 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 698 786 Other ............................... 363 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 502 426 200 days or more ................... 319 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 394 421 number.. 25 439 29 911 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 304 number.. 9 423 10 301 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 53 number.. 1 272 1 153 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 419 number.. 16 647 19 283 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 386 561 number.. 436 353 344 170 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 395 580 number.. 859 017 709 307 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 70 109 number.. 3 278 8 042 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 52 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 17 number.. (D) 7 086 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 731 812 acres.. 115 938 127 681 bushels.. 15 924 901 16 655 738 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 89 acres.. 1 307 1 726 tons, green.. 20 954 23 814 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 44 acres.. 973 900 bushels.. 44 799 42 135 Oats for grain................farms.. 150 217 acres.. 2 492 4 421 bushels.. 176 073 232 375 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 678 705 acres.. 101 882 77 777 bushels.. 4 928 949 3 390 420 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 438 495 acres.. 13 534 17 016 tons, dry.. 38 502 47 238 @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.