1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DICKINSON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 554 593 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 249 211 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 365 356 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 485 385 344 460 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 281 975 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 921 62 145 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 106 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 198 212 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 508 550 acres.. 184 781 193 330 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 491 534 acres.. 164 037 151 322 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 649 64 239 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 331 108 329 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 390 28 789 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 259 35 451 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 135 $100,000 or more .................... 190 173 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 928 45 481 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 953 76 696 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 554 593 $1,000.. 14 826 15 772 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 762 26 597 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 469 Other ............................... 159 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 228 244 200 days or more ................... 128 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 174 184 number.. 27 216 25 849 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 92 number.. 3 872 3 791 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 29 number.. 625 902 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 179 191 number.. 31 241 30 767 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 140 164 number.. 57 822 62 826 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 157 179 number.. 102 515 102 886 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 63 number.. 7 468 4 293 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 25 number.. (D) 174 678 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) 4 528 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 425 474 acres.. 82 755 67 152 bushels.. 10 687 952 8 680 549 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 59 54 acres.. 2 575 2 113 tons, green.. 40 950 32 259 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 5 acres.. 148 166 bushels.. 8 280 6 521 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 96 acres.. 1 122 2 212 bushels.. 92 038 130 921 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 409 463 acres.. 73 268 74 062 bushels.. 2 919 157 2 903 116 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 192 acres.. 6 686 7 714 tons, dry.. 20 529 25 840 @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. .