1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 367 1 452 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 131 353 940 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 244 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 258 261 096 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 430 1 100 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 412 64 471 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 112 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 403 479 180 to 499 acres .................... 599 623 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 126 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 260 1 355 acres.. 296 319 306 898 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 213 1 315 acres.. 259 480 242 896 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 2 acres.. 661 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 178 922 167 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 130 886 115 392 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 855 28 898 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 146 067 138 652 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 191 196 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 246 296 $100,000 or more .................... 656 628 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 141 535 123 128 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 613 84 799 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 366 1 452 $1,000.. 38 389 44 004 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 103 30 306 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 079 1 213 Other ............................... 288 239 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 471 200 days or more ................... 274 238 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 833 914 number.. 76 197 79 043 Beef cows ..................farms.. 249 243 number.. 7 210 7 619 Milk cows ..................farms.. 414 527 number.. 22 570 24 342 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 831 923 number.. 48 229 42 255 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 815 904 number.. 489 966 456 589 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 858 930 number.. 813 394 747 477 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 79 number.. 1 726 3 101 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 58 number.. 5 167 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 2 140 1 976 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 134 1 247 acres.. 176 359 152 360 bushels.. 23 820 937 20 436 465 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 405 286 acres.. 9 286 5 110 tons, green.. 138 816 80 840 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 21 acres.. 157 275 bushels.. 7 235 10 215 Oats for grain................farms.. 502 767 acres.. 10 952 17 382 bushels.. 664 701 1 083 467 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 469 473 acres.. 28 857 26 262 bushels.. 1 266 958 1 209 472 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 854 955 acres.. 40 829 48 626 tons, dry.. 127 794 162 552 @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. .