1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARKE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 680 697 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 409 229 423 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 554 168 690 Average per acre .........dollars.. 581 489 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 509 31 938 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 632 630 acres.. 172 652 165 204 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 569 586 acres.. 90 864 93 996 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 73 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 874 27 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 991 39 139 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 484 9 021 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 390 18 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 95 $100,000 or more .................... 69 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 362 20 944 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 886 30 048 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 680 697 $1,000.. 6 063 5 034 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 916 7 223 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 443 480 Other ............................... 237 217 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 317 200 days or more ................... 214 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 471 511 number.. 38 628 41 203 Beef cows ..................farms.. 431 461 number.. 20 117 20 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 21 number.. 467 259 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 465 513 number.. 21 210 21 329 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 157 194 number.. 31 552 39 709 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 163 209 number.. 62 189 73 511 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 72 number.. 2 113 2 438 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 44 number.. (D) 1 946 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 382 459 acres.. 35 482 37 261 bushels.. 4 017 143 3 462 983 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 42 32 acres.. 1 314 767 tons, green.. 18 110 9 031 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 25 162 bushels.. (D) 3 355 Oats for grain................farms.. 106 142 acres.. 2 932 3 347 bushels.. 115 244 101 555 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 301 347 acres.. 22 815 24 717 bushels.. 796 250 810 789 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 477 488 acres.. 31 549 29 766 tons, dry.. 76 672 72 801 @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. .