1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 851 948 Land in farms ..................acres.. 366 927 353 283 Average size of farm .......acres.. 431 373 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 585 344 389 490 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 355 1 037 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 927 57 790 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 170 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 350 500 to 999 acres .................... 208 210 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 785 868 acres.. 336 979 320 413 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 761 850 acres.. 306 071 258 005 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. (D) 599 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 736 89 981 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 074 94 916 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 690 58 970 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 046 31 010 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 51 67 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 176 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 158 207 $100,000 or more .................... 352 291 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 540 59 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 540 62 485 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 851 949 $1,000.. 35 566 29 930 Average per farm..........dollars.. 41 794 31 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 633 723 Other ............................... 218 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 378 412 200 days or more ................... 182 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 313 number.. 23 666 23 691 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 255 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 277 310 number.. 22 837 20 913 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 181 182 number.. 75 794 80 342 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 204 207 number.. 163 277 161 714 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 97 number.. 2 645 5 127 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 24 number.. (D) 2 509 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 14 115 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 710 789 acres.. 155 469 112 576 bushels.. 25 097 189 16 013 687 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 27 17 acres.. 1 052 1 109 tons, green.. 20 698 19 867 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. 63 139 bushels.. 3 294 4 180 Oats for grain................farms.. 89 128 acres.. 1 372 2 336 bushels.. 102 203 144 126 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 697 781 acres.. 145 964 139 225 bushels.. 6 742 552 6 162 505 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 263 acres.. 5 717 6 434 tons, dry.. 16 614 18 712 @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. .