1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DALLAS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 944 1 081 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 173 328 319 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 304 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 517 569 361 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 579 1 151 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 064 57 408 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 188 50 to 179 acres ..................... 250 295 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 293 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 161 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 875 987 acres.. 278 983 288 548 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 835 947 acres.. 249 068 223 550 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 238 133 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 356 78 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 538 72 613 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 141 48 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 215 29 869 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 94 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 138 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 179 $100,000 or more .................... 254 215 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 265 54 700 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 853 50 602 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 942 1 081 $1,000.. 25 439 20 368 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 006 18 842 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 536 645 Other ............................... 408 436 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 497 586 200 days or more ................... 324 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 303 395 number.. 20 857 23 978 Beef cows ..................farms.. 237 307 number.. 7 309 8 119 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 17 number.. 250 349 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 397 number.. 14 829 19 134 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 164 208 number.. 58 480 62 884 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 173 224 number.. 93 628 111 556 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 68 number.. 2 114 2 229 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 50 number.. (D) 112 185 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 12 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 661 776 acres.. 133 558 108 578 bushels.. 19 348 871 14 777 623 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 34 33 acres.. 1 177 1 620 tons, green.. 15 216 36 336 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 8 acres.. 223 322 bushels.. 10 362 19 349 Oats for grain................farms.. 58 124 acres.. 1 210 2 441 bushels.. 77 140 138 165 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 608 713 acres.. 106 710 103 628 bushels.. 4 564 019 4 548 961 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 374 acres.. 10 108 9 641 tons, dry.. 27 974 25 982 @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. .