1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 929 1 012 Land in farms ..................acres.. 343 367 346 389 Average size of farm .......acres.. 370 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 501 782 355 919 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 396 1 080 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 943 75 393 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 327 414 500 to 999 acres .................... 208 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 843 923 acres.. 320 581 319 360 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 825 900 acres.. 294 828 251 619 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 179 281 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 120 110 938 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 148 109 623 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 211 56 025 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 909 54 914 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 138 203 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 200 239 $100,000 or more .................... 383 334 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 93 923 80 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 101 79 188 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 929 1 012 $1,000.. 23 018 27 388 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 777 27 063 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 723 812 Other ............................... 206 200 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 393 200 days or more ................... 183 186 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 264 number.. 16 210 19 476 Beef cows ..................farms.. 149 150 number.. 3 963 4 115 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 29 number.. 961 932 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 229 272 number.. 14 252 17 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 309 372 number.. 168 832 168 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 339 400 number.. 361 087 353 402 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 81 number.. 4 429 3 290 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 41 number.. (D) 575 094 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 16 number.. 580 3 246 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 785 870 acres.. 172 740 130 089 bushels.. 26 089 978 17 768 732 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 59 42 acres.. 1 578 1 181 tons, green.. 32 248 23 335 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 11 910 Oats for grain................farms.. 121 177 acres.. 2 403 2 772 bushels.. 189 891 165 857 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 730 799 acres.. 115 613 111 856 bushels.. 4 990 597 4 815 151 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 280 acres.. 6 915 6 939 tons, dry.. 19 066 20 679 @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. .