1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DAVIS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 892 921 Land in farms ..................acres.. 275 319 266 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 309 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 564 127 889 Average per acre .........dollars.. 564 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 896 30 517 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 295 310 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 828 853 acres.. 194 232 185 649 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 781 795 acres.. 112 533 107 597 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 54 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 022 33 396 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 868 36 261 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 879 10 271 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 143 23 125 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 129 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 142 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 148 128 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 109 $100,000 or more .................... 106 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 796 27 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 525 30 219 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 892 921 $1,000.. 6 847 4 698 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 676 5 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 509 565 Other ............................... 383 356 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 492 486 200 days or more ................... 308 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 618 646 number.. 43 295 39 154 Beef cows ..................farms.. 493 495 number.. 19 722 18 447 Milk cows ..................farms.. 106 116 number.. 1 738 1 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 605 637 number.. 24 332 21 847 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 225 245 number.. 56 187 45 685 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 238 245 number.. 116 081 88 454 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 144 173 number.. 16 670 11 116 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 95 number.. 54 294 170 855 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 8 number.. 204 1 900 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 478 569 acres.. 43 091 40 121 bushels.. 5 304 929 3 532 975 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 67 82 acres.. 1 551 1 331 tons, green.. 22 403 18 061 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 31 acres.. 937 589 bushels.. 35 489 17 300 Oats for grain................farms.. 109 171 acres.. 1 776 2 702 bushels.. 79 201 105 283 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 332 424 acres.. 27 567 31 948 bushels.. 1 112 304 1 021 541 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 671 657 acres.. 41 289 33 142 tons, dry.. 98 689 65 049 @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. .