1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAIR COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 891 970 Land in farms ..................acres.. 328 970 353 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 369 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 257 244 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 790 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 607 50 533 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 315 362 500 to 999 acres .................... 167 176 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 818 897 acres.. 273 975 297 992 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 759 859 acres.. 201 988 196 940 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 204 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 248 71 079 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 453 73 277 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 891 31 015 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 357 40 064 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 165 169 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 207 $100,000 or more .................... 249 209 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 027 53 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 053 54 878 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 892 971 $1,000.. 15 587 20 332 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 475 20 939 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 639 713 Other ............................... 252 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 401 200 days or more ................... 228 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 581 650 number.. 56 938 62 601 Beef cows ..................farms.. 523 554 number.. 24 237 26 347 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 37 number.. 867 1 109 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 588 679 number.. 37 428 38 670 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 293 380 number.. 84 469 85 504 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 316 395 number.. 156 365 152 345 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 87 94 number.. 3 460 3 539 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 63 number.. 1 011 3 695 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 13 number.. 2 120 3 035 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 677 798 acres.. 102 811 93 246 bushels.. 13 502 866 11 527 532 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 63 31 acres.. 1 577 1 161 tons, green.. 22 203 17 550 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 157 (D) bushels.. 3 498 46 740 Oats for grain................farms.. 225 318 acres.. 5 205 6 998 bushels.. 301 383 313 087 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 580 667 acres.. 65 152 66 704 bushels.. 2 643 985 2 824 823 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 578 614 acres.. 32 256 31 464 tons, dry.. 100 424 90 889 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .