1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 450 1 495 Land in farms ..................acres.. 360 778 357 684 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 413 209 058 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 358 934 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 264 64 040 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 464 488 180 to 499 acres .................... 538 606 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 320 1 364 acres.. 286 614 284 228 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 116 1 273 acres.. 230 401 221 182 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 6 acres.. 179 62 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 131 310 125 003 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 559 83 614 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 874 22 208 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 436 102 796 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 300 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 248 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 189 248 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 241 264 $100,000 or more .................... 410 448 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 934 95 420 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 472 63 826 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 877 1 108 Other ............................... 573 387 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 699 574 200 days or more ................... 456 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 855 1 010 number.. 81 358 96 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 443 458 number.. 13 915 16 005 Milk cows ..................farms.. 332 461 number.. 19 617 22 796 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 867 1 010 number.. 36 564 48 616 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 302 591 number.. 125 534 182 524 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 321 635 number.. 241 169 351 038 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 72 number.. 1 991 3 824 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 58 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. 475 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 964 1 158 acres.. 116 778 121 761 bushels.. 15 888 053 14 463 240 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 419 512 acres.. 11 245 12 075 tons, green.. 189 559 179 507 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 5 acres.. 541 84 bushels.. (D) 3 795 Oats for grain................farms.. 436 673 acres.. 9 128 15 039 bushels.. 569 231 816 162 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 556 348 acres.. 46 832 17 569 bushels.. 2 097 700 609 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 884 1 081 acres.. 50 154 62 309 tons, dry.. 159 400 192 850 @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.