1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 362 1 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 114 376 952 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 262 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 340 328 260 515 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 310 980 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 487 49 310 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 113 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 337 389 180 to 499 acres .................... 537 547 500 to 999 acres .................... 184 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 243 1 319 acres.. 329 733 337 038 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 174 1 256 acres.. 284 080 258 502 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 9 acres.. 103 86 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 135 458 115 717 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 455 80 527 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 690 42 915 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 76 768 72 802 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 206 260 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 226 240 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 262 288 $100,000 or more .................... 442 358 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 112 873 93 334 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 873 64 906 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 362 1 438 $1,000.. 20 514 18 531 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 062 12 887 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 914 1 002 Other ............................... 448 435 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 643 703 200 days or more ................... 390 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 591 664 number.. 59 168 63 452 Beef cows ..................farms.. 340 386 number.. 10 612 11 361 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 61 number.. 3 054 2 663 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 600 688 number.. 56 188 61 373 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 526 586 number.. 168 278 155 812 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 564 616 number.. 318 670 271 236 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 88 118 number.. 3 855 4 491 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 42 60 number.. 2 312 12 871 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 20 number.. 1 707 2 229 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 073 1 183 acres.. 182 501 165 946 bushels.. 24 468 631 17 740 345 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 169 148 acres.. 5 349 4 502 tons, green.. 92 037 66 587 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 31 acres.. 231 510 bushels.. 8 740 26 072 Oats for grain................farms.. 326 447 acres.. 5 229 7 919 bushels.. 306 125 467 898 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 796 790 acres.. 76 478 63 428 bushels.. 3 463 361 2 843 390 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 643 638 acres.. 18 956 21 568 tons, dry.. 62 055 66 184 @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. .