1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AUDUBON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 740 851 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 506 268 437 Average size of farm .......acres.. 363 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 428 944 294 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 178 880 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 662 53 771 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 269 352 500 to 999 acres .................... 142 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 774 acres.. 240 144 236 155 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 635 721 acres.. 197 846 172 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 751 80 178 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 691 94 216 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 590 29 364 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 162 50 814 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 146 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 132 184 $100,000 or more .................... 267 221 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 554 60 293 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 100 70 849 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 740 851 $1,000.. 17 040 19 818 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 027 23 288 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 558 629 Other ............................... 182 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 345 200 days or more ................... 146 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 400 number.. 37 028 44 301 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 281 number.. 9 227 12 568 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 21 number.. 194 466 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 323 421 number.. 36 667 41 064 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 293 348 number.. 139 909 128 623 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 313 361 number.. 276 003 238 820 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 62 number.. 2 371 3 561 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 25 number.. (D) 5 865 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 575 674 acres.. 110 355 89 190 bushels.. 15 543 035 11 444 514 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 39 42 acres.. 948 1 060 tons, green.. 13 304 16 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 356 bushels.. (D) 17 472 Oats for grain................farms.. 173 236 acres.. 3 579 5 359 bushels.. 267 379 332 061 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 521 607 acres.. 73 681 65 109 bushels.. 3 238 961 2 752 156 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 354 389 acres.. 12 347 14 191 tons, dry.. 38 705 39 511 @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. .