1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WRIGHT COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 717 812 Land in farms ..................acres.. 349 675 353 683 Average size of farm .......acres.. 488 436 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 055 635 703 215 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 226 1 582 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 504 101 661 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 199 264 500 to 999 acres .................... 181 204 1,000 acres or more ................. 100 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 664 760 acres.. 329 787 333 393 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 641 744 acres.. 318 484 312 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 175 045 99 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 136 122 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 95 737 76 594 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 79 308 22 786 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 23 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 115 185 $100,000 or more .................... 370 348 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 137 341 70 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 816 86 932 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 513 622 Other ............................... 204 190 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 342 335 200 days or more ................... 166 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 108 131 number.. 5 245 8 461 Beef cows ..................farms.. 72 76 number.. 1 539 1 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 64 116 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 107 138 number.. 7 214 9 183 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 181 number.. 358 616 82 232 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 198 number.. 487 107 159 387 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 59 number.. 1 621 1 830 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 2 880 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 600 716 acres.. 162 707 167 733 bushels.. 22 388 449 26 222 277 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 13 acres.. 518 320 tons, green.. 5 054 5 680 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 29 50 acres.. 431 664 bushels.. 30 812 52 241 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 583 680 acres.. 154 492 143 500 bushels.. 6 429 191 6 277 200 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 119 147 acres.. 2 163 2 144 tons, dry.. 4 745 6 275 @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.