1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUENA VISTA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 972 1 097 Land in farms ..................acres.. 341 923 358 798 Average size of farm .......acres.. 352 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 549 084 354 375 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 494 1 102 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 630 61 398 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 379 456 500 to 999 acres .................... 213 205 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 872 1 014 acres.. 314 590 330 950 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 857 996 acres.. 294 236 264 594 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 6 acres.. 430 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 157 282 132 273 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 812 120 577 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 472 50 449 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 91 810 81 824 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 90 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 197 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 207 251 $100,000 or more .................... 432 362 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 115 294 99 632 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 493 90 822 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 973 1 097 $1,000.. 39 631 30 593 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 730 27 888 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 770 864 Other ............................... 202 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 362 439 200 days or more ................... 178 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 240 number.. 23 882 30 112 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 141 number.. 4 368 4 413 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 15 number.. 471 498 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 242 number.. 31 360 34 767 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 382 432 number.. 214 021 212 076 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 408 468 number.. 455 914 388 304 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 84 number.. 3 547 6 247 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 15 number.. 1 457 2 385 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 818 953 acres.. 154 306 125 356 bushels.. 22 561 472 15 880 096 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 64 55 acres.. 2 865 1 504 tons, green.. 54 321 25 466 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 10 260 Oats for grain................farms.. 137 169 acres.. 2 352 3 160 bushels.. 188 218 188 471 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 789 924 acres.. 133 787 130 258 bushels.. 6 060 492 5 335 671 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 243 255 acres.. 4 935 6 408 tons, dry.. 15 549 18 989 @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. .