1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALLAMAKEE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 000 1 062 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 728 321 226 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 302 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 260 640 182 659 Average per acre .........dollars.. 770 653 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 262 53 800 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 253 271 180 to 499 acres .................... 442 526 500 to 999 acres .................... 131 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 903 987 acres.. 198 075 196 344 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 846 928 acres.. 143 265 140 120 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 37 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 89 509 77 437 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 509 72 916 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 063 10 238 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 77 445 67 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 66 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 151 170 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 198 240 $100,000 or more .................... 300 277 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 856 55 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 926 52 162 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 999 1 061 $1,000.. 18 512 21 431 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 531 20 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 772 851 Other ............................... 228 211 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 345 358 200 days or more ................... 198 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 766 863 number.. 80 171 88 346 Beef cows ..................farms.. 457 443 number.. 18 891 18 686 Milk cows ..................farms.. 319 422 number.. 17 165 20 303 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 784 878 number.. 39 346 40 002 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 329 410 number.. 124 684 113 528 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 356 426 number.. 257 244 169 181 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 87 number.. 1 497 2 534 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 48 number.. (D) 14 860 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 260 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 689 842 acres.. 70 111 61 451 bushels.. 8 601 752 7 918 552 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 324 271 acres.. 7 290 4 537 tons, green.. 113 011 69 400 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 2 acres.. 80 (D) bushels.. 2 984 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 475 577 acres.. 11 548 14 044 bushels.. 616 645 808 084 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 115 120 acres.. 4 327 3 726 bushels.. 162 674 156 073 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 745 841 acres.. 54 540 61 648 tons, dry.. 171 742 201 858 @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. .