1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HAMILTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 873 1 026 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 377 347 353 Average size of farm .......acres.. 381 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 659 810 419 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 679 1 251 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 342 72 565 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 315 415 500 to 999 acres .................... 185 190 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 810 959 acres.. 313 284 325 528 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 784 935 acres.. 290 657 262 514 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 142 414 133 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 131 130 473 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 877 57 639 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 70 537 76 226 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 176 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 171 236 $100,000 or more .................... 375 322 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 917 97 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 477 95 151 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 875 1 026 $1,000.. 34 684 34 402 Average per farm..........dollars.. 39 639 33 530 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 619 760 Other ............................... 254 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 456 200 days or more ................... 230 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 148 number.. 7 034 9 014 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 92 number.. 1 401 1 593 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 5 number.. 413 263 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 123 154 number.. 11 438 15 218 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 235 323 number.. 207 043 175 422 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 262 340 number.. 384 527 296 597 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 73 number.. 1 370 3 069 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 28 number.. (D) 14 242 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 14 number.. 1 398 11 975 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 729 883 acres.. 157 833 126 152 bushels.. 24 820 722 17 603 314 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 12 12 acres.. 526 946 tons, green.. 9 770 17 090 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 8 620 Oats for grain................farms.. 64 95 acres.. 1 018 1 483 bushels.. 74 972 97 869 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 695 841 acres.. 131 490 133 655 bushels.. 6 051 647 5 584 073 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 164 175 acres.. 2 324 3 209 tons, dry.. 5 793 7 655 @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. .