1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 325 1 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 427 215 419 480 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 448 987 322 996 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 419 1 125 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 568 55 389 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 301 353 180 to 499 acres .................... 497 571 500 to 999 acres .................... 227 215 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 203 1 322 acres.. 388 123 376 517 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 158 1 276 acres.. 337 633 301 315 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 175 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 151 713 140 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 500 98 279 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 575 59 680 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 138 81 252 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 207 255 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 267 286 $100,000 or more .................... 436 419 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 122 153 104 950 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 191 73 136 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 325 1 435 $1,000.. 25 507 31 532 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 251 21 974 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 909 1 007 Other ............................... 416 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 606 630 200 days or more ................... 367 382 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 561 685 number.. 62 890 71 528 Beef cows ..................farms.. 406 481 number.. 11 654 13 908 Milk cows ..................farms.. 47 69 number.. 2 319 2 407 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 562 692 number.. 54 763 62 164 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 459 545 number.. 163 836 172 273 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 503 573 number.. 313 768 296 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 115 186 number.. 4 438 9 460 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 56 number.. 384 501 278 755 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 13 number.. 5 318 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 036 1 183 acres.. 178 600 144 170 bushels.. 24 399 018 19 409 044 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 110 84 acres.. 3 016 3 087 tons, green.. 49 036 57 934 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 17 acres.. 108 302 bushels.. 5 177 12 534 Oats for grain................farms.. 314 457 acres.. 6 192 9 097 bushels.. 385 668 547 160 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 941 1 062 acres.. 135 331 126 534 bushels.. 5 835 440 5 712 984 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 585 694 acres.. 19 191 22 834 tons, dry.. 59 184 69 242 @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. .