1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 416 1 510 Land in farms ..................acres.. 401 625 420 682 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 314 061 252 587 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 178 906 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 849 59 626 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 111 112 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 417 444 180 to 499 acres .................... 525 635 500 to 999 acres .................... 185 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 296 1 397 acres.. 346 042 363 025 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 231 1 353 acres.. 301 257 279 159 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 445 425 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 151 654 135 367 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 100 89 647 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 548 47 848 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 97 106 87 519 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 238 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 212 273 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 270 333 $100,000 or more .................... 528 456 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 117 906 100 483 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 267 66 545 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 416 1 510 $1,000.. 32 249 31 240 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 775 20 689 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 085 1 154 Other ............................... 331 356 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 541 563 200 days or more ................... 300 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 764 880 number.. 70 102 78 118 Beef cows ..................farms.. 284 303 number.. 9 645 9 987 Milk cows ..................farms.. 321 404 number.. 15 461 17 710 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 775 884 number.. 39 677 38 513 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 521 580 number.. 237 566 204 401 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 564 611 number.. 455 013 368 889 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 106 number.. 3 752 4 784 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 65 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 14 number.. 2 255 1 858 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 140 1 271 acres.. 181 493 152 228 bushels.. 24 968 718 20 745 603 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 326 255 acres.. 8 093 4 854 tons, green.. 134 984 81 841 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 12 acres.. 34 213 bushels.. 980 7 220 Oats for grain................farms.. 491 662 acres.. 10 446 14 940 bushels.. 661 640 967 020 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 713 772 acres.. 71 972 67 824 bushels.. 3 009 908 3 026 716 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 739 870 acres.. 34 176 44 262 tons, dry.. 110 947 153 556 @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. .