1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CERRO GORDO COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 821 929 Land in farms ..................acres.. 308 497 317 974 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 538 144 336 269 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 335 1 040 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 493 65 498 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 320 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 186 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 765 866 acres.. 290 898 297 124 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 737 847 acres.. 265 436 233 423 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 8 acres.. (D) 352 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 286 83 002 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 189 89 346 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 052 50 091 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 235 32 911 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 169 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 162 195 $100,000 or more .................... 317 276 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 539 61 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 573 66 337 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 821 929 $1,000.. 21 717 20 195 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 452 21 739 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 578 650 Other ............................... 243 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 424 200 days or more ................... 213 241 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 165 213 number.. 9 397 12 904 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 129 number.. 3 346 4 289 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 25 number.. 403 770 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 161 226 number.. 6 683 9 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 251 287 number.. 115 499 118 772 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 264 303 number.. 233 951 253 333 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 66 number.. 1 270 2 106 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 29 number.. (D) 141 271 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 550 996 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 681 757 acres.. 161 220 123 528 bushels.. 22 088 779 15 908 537 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 42 40 acres.. 888 1 197 tons, green.. 12 597 18 619 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 450 Oats for grain................farms.. 126 166 acres.. 2 473 3 600 bushels.. 171 401 200 255 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 609 683 acres.. 97 497 98 942 bushels.. 4 003 973 4 077 185 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 270 acres.. 4 690 7 141 tons, dry.. 11 580 21 514 @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. .