1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 APPANOOSE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 827 891 Land in farms ..................acres.. 238 609 244 661 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 088 135 171 Average per acre .........dollars.. 576 466 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 542 30 819 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 304 180 to 499 acres .................... 256 295 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 756 836 acres.. 179 944 177 431 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 699 761 acres.. 96 528 94 539 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 1 acres.. 81 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 455 25 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 198 28 628 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 410 9 222 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 044 16 286 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 222 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 124 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 103 $100,000 or more .................... 60 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 603 19 046 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 331 21 376 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 827 891 $1,000.. 9 007 4 650 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 891 5 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 489 530 Other ............................... 338 361 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 392 419 200 days or more ................... 251 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 583 648 number.. 43 828 50 221 Beef cows ..................farms.. 541 592 number.. 23 722 25 483 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 45 number.. 382 724 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 579 664 number.. 26 334 28 979 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 132 number.. 12 861 16 079 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 91 143 number.. 19 874 31 233 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 86 number.. 2 044 5 027 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 53 number.. 525 1 850 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 396 480 acres.. 30 657 26 382 bushels.. 3 441 291 2 836 759 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 42 40 acres.. 865 825 tons, green.. 9 730 13 734 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 765 115 bushels.. 24 870 3 735 Oats for grain................farms.. 47 92 acres.. 1 139 1 461 bushels.. 56 604 63 161 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 337 401 acres.. 24 881 25 860 bushels.. 910 574 914 278 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 614 647 acres.. 42 066 42 156 tons, dry.. 92 669 88 741 @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. .