1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOONE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 923 1 029 Land in farms ..................acres.. 330 080 336 666 Average size of farm .......acres.. 358 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 572 822 386 353 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 607 1 134 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 060 56 170 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 239 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 265 345 500 to 999 acres .................... 168 179 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 862 962 acres.. 300 885 302 707 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 831 938 acres.. 278 180 245 517 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 20 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 944 91 247 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 532 88 676 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 485 54 049 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 460 37 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 222 $100,000 or more .................... 309 262 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 276 64 349 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 222 62 536 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 922 1 029 $1,000.. 30 019 25 215 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 559 24 504 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 601 693 Other ............................... 322 336 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 436 477 200 days or more ................... 272 278 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 265 323 number.. 23 687 24 331 Beef cows ..................farms.. 185 222 number.. 5 571 5 403 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 26 number.. 236 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 318 number.. 21 791 23 077 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 212 257 number.. 98 653 90 597 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 233 270 number.. 185 745 177 753 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 88 97 number.. 2 877 4 203 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 45 number.. (D) 244 311 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 750 3 300 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 724 825 acres.. 144 447 112 738 bushels.. 22 148 282 15 534 064 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 35 30 acres.. 908 1 535 tons, green.. 13 511 33 569 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 11 acres.. 264 167 bushels.. 11 416 7 423 Oats for grain................farms.. 94 148 acres.. 1 880 3 031 bushels.. 120 770 186 754 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 667 795 acres.. 126 604 122 615 bushels.. 5 622 987 5 406 176 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 328 341 acres.. 6 579 8 786 tons, dry.. 17 766 22 894 @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. .