1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 937 1 059 Land in farms ..................acres.. 412 641 408 462 Average size of farm .......acres.. 440 386 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 069 561 598 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 330 1 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 406 88 218 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 316 348 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 226 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 884 971 acres.. 385 884 379 412 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 849 949 acres.. 374 565 357 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 87 64 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 166 258 126 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 436 119 853 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 113 102 89 248 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 156 37 677 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 153 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 190 227 $100,000 or more .................... 423 397 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 595 82 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 815 77 432 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 665 777 Other ............................... 272 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 489 200 days or more ................... 234 255 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 208 number.. 12 870 10 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 156 number.. 3 805 3 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 292 413 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 199 202 number.. 9 187 6 746 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 130 234 number.. 149 935 116 958 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 258 number.. 267 770 237 054 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 49 number.. 1 274 1 741 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 2 423 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 762 883 acres.. 183 897 181 453 bushels.. 25 972 338 28 419 824 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 26 acres.. 916 967 tons, green.. 16 210 18 130 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 27 bushels.. 0 1 026 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 96 acres.. 1 182 2 085 bushels.. 87 895 133 138 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 773 863 acres.. 186 828 173 398 bushels.. 8 373 468 7 663 843 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 219 acres.. 3 113 3 417 tons, dry.. 9 181 10 370 @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.