1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAYTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 617 1 705 Land in farms ..................acres.. 456 954 450 742 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 364 238 246 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 095 905 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 101 57 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 119 50 to 179 acres ..................... 433 497 180 to 499 acres .................... 742 751 500 to 999 acres .................... 202 194 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 509 1 578 acres.. 335 605 330 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 393 1 508 acres.. 264 033 240 158 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 1 acres.. 115 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 155 641 144 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 253 84 937 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 574 24 381 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 122 067 120 437 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 265 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 202 233 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 313 383 $100,000 or more .................... 563 502 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 116 768 101 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 257 59 246 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 616 1 706 $1,000.. 37 294 39 145 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 078 22 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 195 1 333 Other ............................... 422 372 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 585 568 200 days or more ................... 350 331 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 115 1 275 number.. 100 245 111 580 Beef cows ..................farms.. 517 529 number.. 17 624 19 341 Milk cows ..................farms.. 545 674 number.. 26 611 30 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 118 1 287 number.. 45 983 52 096 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 644 756 number.. 288 229 282 887 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 688 791 number.. 516 862 474 860 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 84 number.. 2 768 1 897 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 94 number.. (D) 143 411 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 16 number.. 3 205 16 019 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 211 1 383 acres.. 162 965 130 350 bushels.. 20 954 330 17 251 649 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 400 231 acres.. 8 835 3 267 tons, green.. 120 117 54 214 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 11 acres.. 175 143 bushels.. 7 435 6 840 Oats for grain................farms.. 656 932 acres.. 14 521 22 492 bushels.. 881 290 1 453 302 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 211 170 acres.. 17 427 10 851 bushels.. 758 889 470 117 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 153 1 272 acres.. 69 924 83 341 tons, dry.. 229 879 280 637 @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. .