1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EMMET COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 557 609 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 811 227 932 Average size of farm .......acres.. 404 374 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 586 900 390 667 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 507 1 036 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 214 62 824 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 100 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 153 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 517 568 acres.. 209 670 211 733 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 497 553 acres.. 188 176 165 963 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 311 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 882 56 925 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 485 93 472 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 845 35 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 037 20 950 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 117 158 $100,000 or more .................... 213 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 528 38 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 738 63 788 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 557 609 $1,000.. 13 832 18 853 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 834 30 957 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 433 510 Other ............................... 124 99 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 237 222 200 days or more ................... 108 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 166 number.. 16 608 16 380 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 119 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 165 number.. 15 543 14 643 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 151 172 number.. 57 110 54 902 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 167 182 number.. 110 838 102 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 34 number.. 1 263 2 032 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 31 number.. (D) 21 563 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 2 155 1 415 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 467 523 acres.. 99 213 76 262 bushels.. 13 959 038 10 513 999 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 36 20 acres.. 881 929 tons, green.. 15 014 15 335 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 40 54 acres.. 489 1 074 bushels.. 40 128 65 923 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 435 502 acres.. 85 631 84 899 bushels.. 3 590 459 3 648 321 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 152 acres.. 3 417 4 169 tons, dry.. 9 145 12 388 @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. .