1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUCHANAN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 193 1 332 Land in farms ..................acres.. 333 115 337 126 Average size of farm .......acres.. 279 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 369 146 279 290 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 293 1 071 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 657 50 480 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 83 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 422 488 180 to 499 acres .................... 338 392 500 to 999 acres .................... 165 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 101 1 233 acres.. 304 719 307 384 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 054 1 198 acres.. 274 972 236 312 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 5 acres.. 387 218 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 116 558 109 025 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 701 81 851 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 453 46 360 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 104 62 665 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 253 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 237 256 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 218 251 $100,000 or more .................... 378 335 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 014 83 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 901 62 553 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 194 1 331 $1,000.. 24 528 23 455 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 542 17 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 817 968 Other ............................... 376 364 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 545 619 200 days or more ................... 334 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 537 646 number.. 28 925 37 083 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 260 number.. 5 420 6 642 Milk cows ..................farms.. 204 264 number.. 4 649 5 976 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 538 646 number.. 19 228 29 072 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 474 553 number.. 193 272 190 879 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 510 574 number.. 388 110 373 171 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 114 number.. 2 234 2 461 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 121 number.. (D) 88 683 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 22 number.. 9 108 12 997 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 975 1 136 acres.. 176 119 139 845 bushels.. 25 272 487 19 024 742 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 152 146 acres.. 2 810 2 062 tons, green.. 44 910 35 591 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 10 acres.. (D) 135 bushels.. (D) 6 416 Oats for grain................farms.. 293 474 acres.. 4 780 8 399 bushels.. 318 318 475 365 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 776 870 acres.. 79 520 71 922 bushels.. 3 486 801 3 242 621 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 526 582 acres.. 14 789 17 151 tons, dry.. 39 252 49 252 @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. .