1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 146 1 294 Land in farms ..................acres.. 315 448 328 114 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 288 236 959 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 243 925 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 103 50 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 129 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 293 335 180 to 499 acres .................... 423 497 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 019 1 162 acres.. 284 975 295 618 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 962 1 115 acres.. 254 452 229 095 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 254 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 274 105 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 715 81 305 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 659 43 198 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 615 62 010 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 154 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 183 253 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 252 278 $100,000 or more .................... 365 327 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 432 83 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 165 64 356 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 146 1 294 $1,000.. 23 683 21 266 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 665 16 434 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 794 942 Other ............................... 352 352 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 524 548 200 days or more ................... 319 296 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 428 552 number.. 26 677 32 358 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 266 number.. 4 889 5 632 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 118 number.. 3 160 3 702 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 436 562 number.. 20 777 25 773 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 443 532 number.. 219 845 192 796 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 474 562 number.. 399 648 367 816 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 111 133 number.. 3 771 5 219 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 67 number.. (D) 114 228 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 26 number.. 2 752 6 743 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 889 1 024 acres.. 150 633 121 799 bushels.. 21 966 616 15 823 601 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 102 84 acres.. 2 042 1 805 tons, green.. 35 879 26 524 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 110 220 bushels.. 4 100 7 952 Oats for grain................farms.. 255 361 acres.. 4 571 6 881 bushels.. 313 926 392 072 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 773 926 acres.. 88 938 86 141 bushels.. 3 984 848 3 689 973 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 434 551 acres.. 10 721 15 805 tons, dry.. 28 472 48 111 @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. .