1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 111 1 269 Land in farms ..................acres.. 299 502 305 516 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 241 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 869 257 109 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 486 1 106 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 374 52 177 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 152 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 300 378 180 to 499 acres .................... 318 356 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 012 1 150 acres.. 277 241 279 149 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 977 1 125 acres.. 257 277 223 324 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 14 acres.. 960 160 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 562 99 933 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 316 78 750 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 055 50 001 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 507 49 932 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 67 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 246 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 185 192 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 188 214 $100,000 or more .................... 326 307 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 781 76 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 785 59 825 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 110 1 271 $1,000.. 18 195 20 438 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 392 16 080 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 631 742 Other ............................... 480 527 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 640 695 200 days or more ................... 423 456 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 413 number.. 20 966 24 204 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 180 number.. 3 223 3 887 Milk cows ..................farms.. 50 82 number.. 1 976 3 290 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 340 413 number.. 15 672 17 095 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 341 392 number.. 166 179 162 483 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 374 416 number.. 318 461 275 866 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 90 number.. 3 311 3 686 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 48 number.. (D) 80 541 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 19 number.. 12 180 7 819 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 849 996 acres.. 151 856 120 536 bushels.. 22 483 724 16 646 615 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 84 77 acres.. 1 626 1 383 tons, green.. 29 586 24 393 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 100 134 bushels.. 5 195 5 063 Oats for grain................farms.. 164 228 acres.. 2 978 4 596 bushels.. 195 317 243 747 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 733 867 acres.. 94 301 88 213 bushels.. 4 231 089 4 010 768 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 436 acres.. 8 577 11 407 tons, dry.. 20 480 35 873 @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. .