1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 899 992 Land in farms ..................acres.. 345 567 342 160 Average size of farm .......acres.. 384 345 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 639 883 408 094 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 587 1 213 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 405 61 085 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 71 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 309 401 500 to 999 acres .................... 214 204 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 833 938 acres.. 325 486 323 346 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 806 927 acres.. 304 854 263 491 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 341 537 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 277 98 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 891 98 971 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 72 123 57 725 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 154 40 454 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 176 212 $100,000 or more .................... 375 333 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 260 65 428 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 940 65 956 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 899 992 $1,000.. 37 741 33 993 Average per farm..........dollars.. 41 981 34 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 678 794 Other ............................... 221 198 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 402 432 200 days or more ................... 195 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 213 235 number.. 20 491 22 434 Beef cows ..................farms.. 144 155 number.. 4 193 4 714 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 8 number.. 130 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 216 247 number.. 19 869 25 467 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 257 262 number.. 139 325 104 890 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 290 295 number.. 232 428 203 838 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 85 number.. 5 188 5 201 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 10 number.. 1 394 4 255 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 767 872 acres.. 153 415 111 282 bushels.. 24 359 259 15 303 730 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 48 40 acres.. 2 071 1 705 tons, green.. 33 107 25 005 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 108 140 acres.. 2 337 2 913 bushels.. 185 505 167 384 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 743 853 acres.. 145 174 144 293 bushels.. 6 444 799 6 418 023 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 213 253 acres.. 4 213 5 766 tons, dry.. 12 105 14 940 @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. .