1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DECATUR COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 648 715 Land in farms ..................acres.. 261 494 278 714 Average size of farm .......acres.. 404 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 742 184 389 Average per acre .........dollars.. 483 459 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 181 30 374 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 65 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 238 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 599 647 acres.. 173 115 177 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 521 581 acres.. 84 629 97 184 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 11 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 090 35 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 410 49 749 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 105 11 225 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 985 24 345 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 98 $100,000 or more .................... 91 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 070 28 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 955 39 957 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 649 715 $1,000.. 7 057 7 042 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 874 9 849 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 423 Other ............................... 261 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 333 375 200 days or more ................... 216 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 445 497 number.. 47 773 51 643 Beef cows ..................farms.. 402 431 number.. 20 380 24 439 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 32 number.. 371 729 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 498 number.. 42 784 31 828 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 123 157 number.. 42 376 44 663 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 157 number.. 71 881 89 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 46 number.. 2 183 2 289 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 43 number.. 715 1 169 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 740 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 293 402 acres.. 27 998 33 659 bushels.. 3 382 919 3 456 175 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 44 38 acres.. 1 571 1 363 tons, green.. 23 692 16 867 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 15 acres.. (D) 304 bushels.. (D) 8 160 Oats for grain................farms.. 21 55 acres.. 452 1 180 bushels.. 24 880 36 181 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 235 349 acres.. 21 608 31 224 bushels.. 729 106 1 110 698 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 445 468 acres.. 35 511 32 832 tons, dry.. 78 702 68 292 @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. .