1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHEROKEE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 979 1 091 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 254 338 708 Average size of farm .......acres.. 343 310 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 476 389 336 905 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 378 1 028 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 796 53 227 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 411 486 500 to 999 acres .................... 180 170 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 890 1 009 acres.. 297 605 292 532 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 875 979 acres.. 262 066 230 141 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 913 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 127 906 119 253 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 650 109 306 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 332 41 169 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 71 574 78 084 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 142 215 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 209 232 $100,000 or more .................... 424 343 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 678 88 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 785 80 850 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 978 1 091 $1,000.. 33 670 29 114 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 428 26 685 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 761 843 Other ............................... 218 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 436 200 days or more ................... 205 228 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 428 478 number.. 50 783 61 492 Beef cows ..................farms.. 283 305 number.. 11 519 11 277 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 51 number.. 1 551 1 646 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 435 499 number.. 43 076 61 876 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 393 449 number.. 198 080 177 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 423 463 number.. 360 996 315 806 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 84 number.. 4 516 4 430 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 42 number.. 1 462 4 361 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 1 115 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 820 928 acres.. 140 647 111 626 bushels.. 20 294 392 13 914 353 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 155 114 acres.. 4 797 2 836 tons, green.. 79 866 41 821 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 138 219 acres.. 2 239 4 098 bushels.. 195 340 262 749 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 784 860 acres.. 108 195 100 873 bushels.. 4 915 902 4 296 210 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 381 427 acres.. 10 179 13 799 tons, dry.. 32 848 40 137 @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. .