1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CEDAR COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 099 1 170 Land in farms ..................acres.. 338 801 345 483 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 412 745 338 007 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 383 1 209 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 404 61 537 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 275 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 404 457 500 to 999 acres .................... 179 179 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 006 1 067 acres.. 304 103 303 044 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 956 1 012 acres.. 269 143 230 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 3 acres.. 16 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 793 104 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 182 89 497 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 385 42 138 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 58 409 62 573 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 159 190 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 215 255 $100,000 or more .................... 398 344 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 022 83 989 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 111 71 785 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 100 1 170 $1,000.. 16 465 18 667 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 968 15 954 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 795 907 Other ............................... 304 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 476 452 200 days or more ................... 281 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 505 number.. 32 448 37 738 Beef cows ..................farms.. 329 348 number.. 10 185 10 841 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 42 number.. 900 1 357 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 439 520 number.. 24 119 32 732 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 428 490 number.. 223 719 206 391 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 454 518 number.. 426 423 355 042 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 127 193 number.. 4 993 7 615 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 49 number.. (D) 15 327 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 11 number.. 3 042 6 022 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 849 953 acres.. 169 694 138 757 bushels.. 24 009 947 16 395 191 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 91 86 acres.. 1 879 2 016 tons, green.. 28 555 30 614 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 9 acres.. 184 297 bushels.. 8 170 8 695 Oats for grain................farms.. 238 324 acres.. 3 859 5 739 bushels.. 249 854 361 588 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 746 772 acres.. 83 827 71 248 bushels.. 3 682 418 3 170 044 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 504 508 acres.. 13 924 16 257 tons, dry.. 44 909 46 853 @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. .