1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FREMONT COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 596 719 Land in farms ..................acres.. 302 352 308 796 Average size of farm .......acres.. 507 429 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 450 547 358 252 Average per acre .........dollars.. 951 815 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 283 61 260 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 27 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 213 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 162 1,000 acres or more ................. 91 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 555 657 acres.. 270 200 268 547 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 533 636 acres.. 230 305 203 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 2 076 1 265 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 603 67 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 596 94 452 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 352 37 379 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 251 30 532 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 154 $100,000 or more .................... 218 183 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 894 47 330 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 625 65 827 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 597 719 $1,000.. 24 929 20 778 Average per farm..........dollars.. 41 757 28 898 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 466 559 Other ............................... 130 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 220 277 200 days or more ................... 114 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 259 286 number.. 22 096 24 694 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 229 number.. (D) 8 123 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. (D) 400 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 297 number.. 27 237 31 562 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 162 number.. 41 602 51 782 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 131 166 number.. 73 545 89 328 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 22 number.. 782 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. (D) 1 906 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 474 567 acres.. 116 365 87 155 bushels.. 17 164 062 9 823 386 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 15 acres.. 274 413 tons, green.. 5 185 6 350 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 19 acres.. 1 304 577 bushels.. 41 717 22 367 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 20 acres.. 349 437 bushels.. 22 706 21 686 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 466 577 acres.. 107 307 107 022 bushels.. 4 517 695 3 991 260 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 201 246 acres.. 5 766 7 103 tons, dry.. 17 221 19 829 @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. .