1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 729 734 Land in farms ..................acres.. 286 412 282 723 Average size of farm .......acres.. 393 385 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 553 200 662 Average per acre .........dollars.. 630 514 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 934 44 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 252 278 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 148 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 685 670 acres.. 218 755 230 344 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 576 618 acres.. 129 229 126 823 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 46 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 564 33 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 157 46 202 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 685 15 795 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 879 18 117 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 104 $100,000 or more .................... 105 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 130 28 007 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 844 38 209 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 492 Other ............................... 317 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 388 339 200 days or more ................... 256 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 450 472 number.. 42 482 37 277 Beef cows ..................farms.. 399 441 number.. 20 902 19 236 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 14 number.. 479 383 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 450 470 number.. 22 219 21 395 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 149 number.. 20 808 39 010 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 163 number.. 34 908 78 475 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 45 number.. 1 043 2 747 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 340 435 acres.. 42 337 52 001 bushels.. 4 448 082 6 003 312 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 44 acres.. 1 009 1 386 tons, green.. 10 673 16 988 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 6 acres.. 1 141 580 bushels.. 37 588 33 820 Oats for grain................farms.. 63 58 acres.. 1 607 1 579 bushels.. 70 613 64 174 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 343 355 acres.. 47 379 37 444 bushels.. 1 851 706 1 294 169 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 477 506 acres.. 39 231 37 879 tons, dry.. 92 896 87 450 @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.