1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 882 985 Land in farms ..................acres.. 287 586 296 488 Average size of farm .......acres.. 326 301 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 390 264 269 842 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 227 947 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 162 53 952 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 345 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 161 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 811 921 acres.. 262 555 272 361 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 777 888 acres.. 235 754 215 365 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 920 911 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 274 78 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 619 80 151 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 941 45 432 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 333 33 517 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 138 171 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 198 $100,000 or more .................... 301 244 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 776 58 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 111 59 023 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 882 985 $1,000.. 19 550 18 423 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 165 18 704 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 585 682 Other ............................... 297 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 429 462 200 days or more ................... 255 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 339 number.. 16 681 21 468 Beef cows ..................farms.. 183 193 number.. 3 951 4 283 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 52 number.. 604 1 679 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 350 number.. 15 574 16 366 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 306 298 number.. 128 219 101 386 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 329 311 number.. 251 937 199 066 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 57 number.. 1 908 1 560 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 29 number.. 967 2 473 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 14 number.. (D) 51 775 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 697 811 acres.. 134 445 108 155 bushels.. 18 442 786 13 898 599 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 81 77 acres.. 2 056 1 574 tons, green.. 32 160 29 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 34 bushels.. 0 1 120 Oats for grain................farms.. 149 211 acres.. 2 638 4 573 bushels.. 180 420 278 941 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 638 739 acres.. 92 524 93 208 bushels.. 3 841 602 3 800 357 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 358 acres.. 6 563 10 394 tons, dry.. 17 298 27 345 @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. .