1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 795 893 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 835 231 617 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 376 862 274 058 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 276 979 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 150 53 059 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 246 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 317 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 737 815 acres.. 188 831 191 238 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 698 771 acres.. 157 639 138 792 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 9 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 017 55 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 783 62 367 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 462 23 101 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 555 32 592 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 135 140 $100,000 or more .................... 200 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 914 44 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 269 50 299 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 795 894 $1,000.. 14 026 7 989 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 643 8 936 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 490 569 Other ............................... 305 324 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 394 460 200 days or more ................... 257 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 369 number.. 16 166 18 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 256 296 number.. 6 682 7 100 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 14 number.. 364 364 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 308 378 number.. 10 201 14 242 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 196 254 number.. 91 562 98 895 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 220 275 number.. 191 345 177 634 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 81 109 number.. 3 554 4 835 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 11 number.. 388 9 226 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 556 670 acres.. 88 721 76 628 bushels.. 12 409 536 7 780 010 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 45 41 acres.. 1 179 1 525 tons, green.. 22 158 28 369 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 22 acres.. 1 013 301 bushels.. 46 440 13 151 Oats for grain................farms.. 74 127 acres.. 1 201 1 925 bushels.. 68 066 90 324 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 481 571 acres.. 58 009 49 029 bushels.. 2 587 985 1 825 532 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 368 379 acres.. 9 888 11 848 tons, dry.. 26 545 23 015 @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. .