1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 653 1 689 Land in farms ..................acres.. 343 870 334 112 Average size of farm .......acres.. 208 198 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 337 215 749 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 290 1 135 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 512 52 176 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 107 128 10 to 49 acres ...................... 179 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 574 604 180 to 499 acres .................... 692 676 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 516 1 534 acres.. 275 588 266 787 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 433 1 469 acres.. 223 921 206 360 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 5 acres.. 185 18 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 184 886 153 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 849 90 636 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 718 13 455 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 167 168 139 630 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 197 202 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 208 257 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 329 400 $100,000 or more .................... 642 525 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 140 395 113 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 985 67 360 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 652 1 690 $1,000.. 38 051 38 169 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 033 22 585 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 220 1 275 Other ............................... 433 414 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 627 628 200 days or more ................... 391 409 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 159 1 250 number.. 122 852 117 453 Beef cows ..................farms.. 412 449 number.. 13 032 14 070 Milk cows ..................farms.. 550 605 number.. 33 515 33 324 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 153 1 263 number.. 75 196 71 118 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 765 846 number.. 371 003 298 355 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 795 892 number.. 642 169 517 669 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 65 number.. 1 783 2 138 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 60 number.. (D) 6 116 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 21 number.. 605 2 428 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 257 1 367 acres.. 124 324 103 204 bushels.. 15 917 137 13 034 171 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 463 368 acres.. 11 264 6 884 tons, green.. 167 410 99 984 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 11 acres.. 298 104 bushels.. 12 138 4 735 Oats for grain................farms.. 741 973 acres.. 16 766 22 459 bushels.. 917 340 1 449 245 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 130 101 acres.. 5 817 4 133 bushels.. 228 774 190 367 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 200 1 267 acres.. 73 580 78 518 tons, dry.. 258 710 262 491 @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. .