1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 905 942 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 353 333 083 Average size of farm .......acres.. 384 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 268 264 475 Average per acre .........dollars.. 945 753 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 770 49 730 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 297 353 500 to 999 acres .................... 188 176 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 828 866 acres.. 305 308 291 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 790 834 acres.. 243 861 213 323 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 388 83 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 506 88 135 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 743 36 154 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 645 46 869 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 161 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 179 191 $100,000 or more .................... 271 235 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 127 62 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 714 66 301 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 906 942 $1,000.. 22 307 18 930 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 622 20 096 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 670 700 Other ............................... 235 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 366 368 200 days or more ................... 206 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 510 510 number.. 54 055 52 259 Beef cows ..................farms.. 436 406 number.. 18 918 16 648 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 25 number.. 390 652 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 509 534 number.. 44 107 45 482 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 291 336 number.. 94 483 93 655 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 316 353 number.. 189 685 167 856 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 92 number.. 4 275 3 851 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 41 number.. (D) 1 911 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) 1 585 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 721 783 acres.. 132 785 106 962 bushels.. 18 520 747 13 504 527 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 74 46 acres.. 1 765 1 264 tons, green.. 26 747 20 277 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 22 acres.. 141 505 bushels.. 4 690 17 436 Oats for grain................farms.. 159 185 acres.. 2 846 3 618 bushels.. 161 654 151 785 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 652 724 acres.. 89 909 84 078 bushels.. 3 706 504 3 381 709 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 504 491 acres.. 21 545 21 367 tons, dry.. 63 361 60 394 @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. .