1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRUNDY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 853 1 037 Land in farms ..................acres.. 317 205 319 657 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 619 361 386 797 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 678 1 227 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 982 59 649 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 306 394 500 to 999 acres .................... 161 146 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 773 943 acres.. 298 279 298 268 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 747 929 acres.. 280 902 243 481 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 227 120 898 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 325 116 584 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 921 57 236 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 57 306 63 662 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 39 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 214 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 176 226 $100,000 or more .................... 376 341 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 818 92 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 054 88 764 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 854 1 038 $1,000.. 26 980 27 179 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 593 26 184 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 617 762 Other ............................... 236 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 397 474 200 days or more ................... 223 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 253 341 number.. 24 250 32 392 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 195 number.. 3 345 5 502 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 33 number.. 819 1 317 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 353 number.. 35 522 45 363 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 305 384 number.. 145 054 142 762 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 334 403 number.. 262 536 282 242 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 104 number.. 5 596 4 262 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 41 number.. (D) 4 556 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 28 number.. 2 955 11 380 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 700 886 acres.. 157 377 128 793 bushels.. 24 257 243 18 051 570 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 37 37 acres.. 1 065 1 364 tons, green.. 19 193 28 161 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 68 bushels.. 1 173 3 485 Oats for grain................farms.. 138 169 acres.. 2 193 2 666 bushels.. 164 046 160 529 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 678 828 acres.. 116 583 103 749 bushels.. 5 501 079 5 036 510 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 263 349 acres.. 5 733 10 752 tons, dry.. 17 068 39 468 @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. .