1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 919 1 024 Land in farms ..................acres.. 399 155 387 190 Average size of farm .......acres.. 434 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 701 312 974 Average per acre .........dollars.. 974 839 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 433 48 400 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 220 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 362 500 to 999 acres .................... 214 222 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 852 954 acres.. 342 194 328 917 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 824 925 acres.. 294 151 253 868 Irrigated land .................farms.. 75 78 acres.. 17 450 15 933 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 625 81 515 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 494 79 604 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 431 49 914 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 194 31 600 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 71 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 130 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 167 236 $100,000 or more .................... 329 252 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 71 287 57 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 570 55 975 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 919 1 024 $1,000.. 27 400 22 165 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 815 21 645 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 653 776 Other ............................... 266 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 381 410 200 days or more ................... 234 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 417 491 number.. 37 441 45 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 383 number.. 12 613 16 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 26 number.. 123 455 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 404 509 number.. 29 969 34 964 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 191 250 number.. 62 520 61 961 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 217 260 number.. 164 419 132 658 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 33 number.. 847 1 713 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 53 number.. (D) 3 132 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 7 number.. 1 272 1 245 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 714 835 acres.. 160 373 124 451 bushels.. 23 697 759 16 261 726 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 53 48 acres.. 1 614 1 168 tons, green.. 26 501 18 150 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 32 acres.. 494 1 101 bushels.. 17 074 37 407 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 146 acres.. 1 868 3 325 bushels.. 121 431 171 519 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 673 783 acres.. 121 278 113 656 bushels.. 5 291 972 4 448 314 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 388 399 acres.. 11 462 10 308 tons, dry.. 33 506 33 457 @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. .