1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DES MOINES COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 681 753 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 467 210 843 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 573 292 827 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 396 1 075 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 668 52 035 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 220 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 626 706 acres.. 161 555 173 024 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 602 688 acres.. 139 979 133 157 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 7 acres.. 814 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 482 43 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 598 58 139 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 616 25 572 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 866 18 206 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 101 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 111 $100,000 or more .................... 162 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 826 32 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 156 43 555 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 680 752 $1,000.. 12 902 9 290 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 973 12 354 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 445 Other ............................... 280 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 397 200 days or more ................... 231 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 311 number.. 15 434 18 114 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 248 number.. 5 866 6 912 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 812 803 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 264 315 number.. 9 534 13 062 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 156 number.. 53 151 44 293 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 142 174 number.. 118 195 91 237 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 62 number.. 2 777 2 581 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 25 number.. (D) 1 065 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 491 596 acres.. 72 638 70 934 bushels.. 10 239 175 7 752 886 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 51 60 acres.. 1 223 1 603 tons, green.. 20 250 29 552 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 42 acres.. 1 112 690 bushels.. 51 010 35 118 Oats for grain................farms.. 49 72 acres.. 909 1 072 bushels.. 40 532 50 331 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 455 521 acres.. 58 167 50 976 bushels.. 2 572 017 1 927 508 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 304 325 acres.. 8 516 10 277 tons, dry.. 24 703 25 293 @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. .