1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHICKASAW COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 007 1 054 Land in farms ..................acres.. 274 905 276 216 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 262 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 315 294 228 742 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 160 850 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 537 50 796 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 292 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 358 406 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 916 983 acres.. 246 207 245 999 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 880 953 acres.. 216 787 187 589 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 1 077 1 146 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 101 85 162 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 405 80 799 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 961 32 528 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 59 139 52 634 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 153 191 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 202 232 $100,000 or more .................... 302 235 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 274 67 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 709 64 047 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 007 1 054 $1,000.. 15 765 15 520 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 655 14 725 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 704 751 Other ............................... 303 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 428 446 200 days or more ................... 284 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 449 537 number.. 35 827 41 260 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 237 number.. 5 043 6 362 Milk cows ..................farms.. 146 172 number.. 5 882 6 290 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 462 535 number.. 31 066 31 751 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 344 387 number.. 138 910 129 308 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 364 404 number.. 274 193 236 486 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 63 number.. 2 986 1 497 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 55 number.. (D) 58 642 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 16 number.. 1 473 14 683 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 781 869 acres.. 128 632 99 779 bushels.. 17 237 293 12 785 975 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 189 169 acres.. 4 661 3 806 tons, green.. 77 318 54 944 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 7 acres.. 214 215 bushels.. 8 495 8 450 Oats for grain................farms.. 263 381 acres.. 5 061 7 470 bushels.. 309 788 450 070 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 628 691 acres.. 66 195 59 084 bushels.. 2 702 009 2 461 583 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 472 542 acres.. 14 891 21 142 tons, dry.. 39 810 65 690 @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. .