1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 306 1 254 Land in farms ..................acres.. 497 241 442 247 Average size of farm .......acres.. 381 353 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 506 937 374 368 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 332 998 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 638 59 317 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 118 10 to 49 acres ...................... 198 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 343 266 180 to 499 acres .................... 375 385 500 to 999 acres .................... 207 225 1,000 acres or more ................. 109 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 181 1 123 acres.. 427 501 386 499 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 015 1 032 acres.. 365 559 310 103 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 32 acres.. 7 782 6 352 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 151 324 150 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 869 120 374 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 808 61 850 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 516 89 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 157 182 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 179 209 $100,000 or more .................... 404 362 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 115 872 127 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 587 101 565 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 783 834 Other ............................... 523 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 634 575 200 days or more ................... 408 367 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 511 508 number.. 62 634 66 198 Beef cows ..................farms.. 412 393 number.. 18 491 15 349 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 13 number.. 109 254 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 516 511 number.. 58 807 79 988 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 190 374 number.. 103 850 146 568 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 205 391 number.. 202 105 257 732 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 93 number.. 1 991 4 180 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 33 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 4 number.. 1 960 3 690 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 808 859 acres.. 186 237 192 504 bushels.. 21 430 318 26 663 576 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 117 80 acres.. 4 170 3 240 tons, green.. 66 556 48 050 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 342 375 bushels.. 11 210 10 040 Oats for grain................farms.. 77 176 acres.. 1 616 5 415 bushels.. 113 371 461 645 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 753 690 acres.. 162 550 97 748 bushels.. 6 467 355 4 243 826 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 458 457 acres.. 14 289 13 051 tons, dry.. 32 559 42 452 @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.