1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 607 645 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 600 231 977 Average size of farm .......acres.. 398 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 717 501 469 698 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 814 1 262 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 336 77 637 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 202 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 562 605 acres.. 226 547 216 521 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 510 584 acres.. 214 360 197 469 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 3 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 356 60 515 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 088 93 822 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 038 44 869 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 319 15 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 118 $100,000 or more .................... 261 233 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 161 48 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 724 75 628 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 453 Other ............................... 212 192 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 286 200 days or more ................... 170 166 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 120 125 number.. 5 994 5 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 63 number.. 1 136 1 233 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 29 number.. 533 867 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 110 117 number.. 4 435 3 630 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 122 193 number.. 44 371 79 519 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 133 205 number.. 100 461 133 178 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 55 number.. 651 1 876 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 14 number.. (D) 1 448 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 12 number.. (D) 3 657 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 438 530 acres.. 118 378 121 575 bushels.. 16 976 038 17 000 885 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 44 acres.. 1 139 1 064 tons, green.. 18 374 20 197 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 68 85 acres.. 1 218 1 220 bushels.. 85 972 87 876 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 420 449 acres.. 90 667 71 897 bushels.. 3 844 415 2 794 128 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 149 acres.. 3 609 2 977 tons, dry.. 8 814 7 828 @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.