1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 643 688 Land in farms ..................acres.. 239 800 243 607 Average size of farm .......acres.. 373 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 236 663 172 243 Average per acre .........dollars.. 617 505 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 951 37 760 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 224 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 590 627 acres.. 188 706 190 603 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 544 587 acres.. 124 077 115 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 160 39 893 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 788 57 983 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 363 16 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 796 23 486 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 140 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 142 $100,000 or more .................... 132 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 960 26 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 705 38 601 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 643 688 $1,000.. 9 813 11 241 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 262 16 338 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 486 Other ............................... 205 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 284 323 200 days or more ................... 168 164 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 436 464 number.. 39 983 42 485 Beef cows ..................farms.. 408 424 number.. 17 897 19 414 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 175 248 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 435 471 number.. 23 270 25 871 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 162 212 number.. 48 908 55 648 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 177 229 number.. 95 170 88 680 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 35 number.. 1 200 2 846 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 34 number.. 1 420 2 697 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 1 107 000 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 451 516 acres.. 60 843 51 424 bushels.. 7 769 782 6 143 315 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 44 26 acres.. 1 174 1 006 tons, green.. 16 845 13 709 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 17 acres.. (D) 519 bushels.. (D) 11 123 Oats for grain................farms.. 99 178 acres.. 2 221 4 495 bushels.. 113 333 198 446 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 388 451 acres.. 42 275 42 173 bushels.. 1 662 940 1 603 229 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 405 425 acres.. 20 921 20 097 tons, dry.. 51 485 50 601 @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. .