1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANCOCK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 939 1 052 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 151 347 774 Average size of farm .......acres.. 351 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 518 542 376 239 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 447 1 117 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 430 69 998 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 61 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 253 180 to 499 acres .................... 368 449 500 to 999 acres .................... 180 199 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 870 990 acres.. 312 797 328 038 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 850 975 acres.. 289 686 259 372 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 775 586 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 108 638 97 752 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 695 92 920 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 657 52 901 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 981 44 851 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 160 191 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 211 246 $100,000 or more .................... 372 345 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 195 74 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 730 70 664 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 939 1 053 $1,000.. 23 846 25 342 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 395 24 066 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 709 846 Other ............................... 230 206 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 445 200 days or more ................... 202 212 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 209 243 number.. 16 073 18 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 107 number.. 2 902 2 394 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 31 number.. 504 1 378 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 272 number.. 15 404 19 499 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 349 374 number.. 166 642 153 874 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 389 401 number.. 328 647 271 442 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 56 number.. 3 282 2 714 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 19 number.. 920 1 709 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 812 940 acres.. 170 059 128 403 bushels.. 24 434 863 17 048 320 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 58 67 acres.. 1 209 1 310 tons, green.. 21 879 24 192 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 24 (D) bushels.. 1 420 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 132 198 acres.. 2 159 3 471 bushels.. 173 059 226 932 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 742 872 acres.. 113 878 120 801 bushels.. 4 586 171 4 940 656 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 269 acres.. 5 083 8 021 tons, dry.. 14 903 24 100 @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. .