1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WORTH COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 608 642 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 898 224 632 Average size of farm .......acres.. 375 350 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 639 598 414 728 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 645 1 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 621 82 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 158 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 555 589 acres.. 209 352 209 339 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 562 acres.. 196 909 187 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 8 acres.. 402 482 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 626 65 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 030 102 374 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 498 41 099 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 128 24 625 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 127 $100,000 or more .................... 261 226 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 185 53 017 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 620 82 453 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 400 451 Other ............................... 208 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 290 200 days or more ................... 156 170 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 180 210 number.. 9 892 11 468 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 153 number.. 2 652 3 034 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 467 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 198 number.. 6 817 10 068 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 103 206 number.. 46 325 72 076 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 220 number.. 83 705 127 767 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 46 number.. 937 1 548 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 630 2 835 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 433 504 acres.. 102 966 108 012 bushels.. 14 324 472 14 258 316 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 46 52 acres.. 952 1 183 tons, green.. 14 984 18 747 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 78 119 acres.. 1 384 1 733 bushels.. 92 260 122 622 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 431 464 acres.. 89 667 73 918 bushels.. 3 862 387 2 875 019 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 184 237 acres.. 3 571 4 300 tons, dry.. 8 037 12 723 @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.