1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 770 877 Land in farms ..................acres.. 314 812 315 558 Average size of farm .......acres.. 409 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 596 424 368 560 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 466 1 013 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 050 64 749 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 64 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 269 330 500 to 999 acres .................... 180 193 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 714 805 acres.. 287 686 288 126 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 696 795 acres.. 261 925 229 226 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 4 acres.. 758 276 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 076 93 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 462 106 844 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 522 45 068 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 554 48 634 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 160 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 178 $100,000 or more .................... 313 284 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 073 67 332 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 095 76 776 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 770 877 $1,000.. 25 791 25 343 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 495 28 897 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 605 684 Other ............................... 165 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 325 200 days or more ................... 143 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 218 264 number.. 22 729 32 833 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 161 number.. 5 358 5 191 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 11 number.. 119 243 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 230 274 number.. 22 239 32 497 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 237 276 number.. 115 653 113 582 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 257 299 number.. 201 603 194 631 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 82 number.. 6 022 9 000 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 5 number.. (D) 4 705 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 652 750 acres.. 134 837 103 766 bushels.. 18 952 200 13 480 814 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 55 49 acres.. 2 463 2 576 tons, green.. 48 858 46 944 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 111 acres.. 1 052 2 587 bushels.. 81 046 145 093 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 623 725 acres.. 121 194 114 582 bushels.. 5 232 764 4 687 610 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 247 241 acres.. 4 806 8 003 tons, dry.. 14 490 24 283 @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. .