1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GUTHRIE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 946 960 Land in farms ..................acres.. 328 885 316 631 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 330 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 377 710 237 917 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 025 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 876 47 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 257 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 319 328 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 176 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 842 885 acres.. 271 920 260 062 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 780 830 acres.. 206 313 176 254 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 664 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 84 268 64 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 078 67 487 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 196 30 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 071 34 041 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 216 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 157 167 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 173 $100,000 or more .................... 226 179 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 319 44 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 933 46 036 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 946 960 $1,000.. 20 608 20 047 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 784 20 882 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 615 656 Other ............................... 331 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 447 436 200 days or more ................... 263 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 519 550 number.. 35 914 42 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 457 476 number.. 16 346 16 595 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 22 number.. 424 336 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 514 559 number.. 26 915 29 704 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 258 305 number.. 96 817 91 854 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 276 318 number.. 183 759 160 645 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 78 number.. 2 241 2 431 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 42 number.. (D) 13 144 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 12 number.. 2 499 1 980 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 658 737 acres.. 108 494 82 343 bushels.. 15 136 795 10 291 912 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 43 28 acres.. 954 934 tons, green.. 12 529 17 204 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 185 124 bushels.. 4 350 3 290 Oats for grain................farms.. 171 229 acres.. 3 347 5 183 bushels.. 191 294 249 610 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 587 643 acres.. 77 719 72 201 bushels.. 3 201 502 2 943 678 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 486 467 acres.. 20 026 18 363 tons, dry.. 53 318 47 514 @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. .