1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARDIN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 986 1 065 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 358 337 990 Average size of farm .......acres.. 337 317 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 470 566 343 083 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 446 1 026 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 294 63 041 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 90 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 224 180 to 499 acres .................... 308 412 500 to 999 acres .................... 184 192 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 894 964 acres.. 303 894 305 339 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 858 944 acres.. 280 091 243 566 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 155 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 143 724 115 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 764 108 422 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 986 53 889 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 738 61 580 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 188 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 163 214 $100,000 or more .................... 395 366 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 110 546 90 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 115 85 237 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 986 1 065 $1,000.. 27 713 24 668 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 107 23 162 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 706 799 Other ............................... 280 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 463 464 200 days or more ................... 245 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 352 number.. 23 472 28 548 Beef cows ..................farms.. 211 247 number.. 6 685 8 432 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 18 number.. 161 455 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 291 364 number.. 22 551 26 294 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 337 380 number.. 204 098 209 335 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 364 406 number.. 428 513 398 460 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 66 81 number.. 2 317 2 265 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 42 number.. 1 241 945 168 199 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 12 number.. 6 185 2 447 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 792 872 acres.. 165 980 128 885 bushels.. 26 165 456 17 937 064 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 62 46 acres.. 1 266 1 016 tons, green.. 25 169 16 456 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 87 141 acres.. 1 511 2 681 bushels.. 107 508 164 514 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 712 819 acres.. 108 001 105 352 bushels.. 4 924 807 4 775 850 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 293 334 acres.. 5 326 8 244 tons, dry.. 15 342 24 095 @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. .