1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HUMBOLDT COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 677 754 Land in farms ..................acres.. 280 797 275 393 Average size of farm .......acres.. 415 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 632 269 395 920 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 533 1 089 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 078 70 927 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 40 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 250 335 500 to 999 acres .................... 168 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 627 716 acres.. 265 244 258 581 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 618 706 acres.. 248 840 214 069 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 261 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 258 77 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 798 103 164 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 690 45 287 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 569 32 499 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 170 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 142 177 $100,000 or more .................... 309 245 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 465 52 755 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 790 69 966 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 677 754 $1,000.. 27 612 23 636 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 785 31 348 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 527 587 Other ............................... 150 167 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 307 200 days or more ................... 128 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 150 number.. 13 666 19 778 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 79 number.. 2 066 2 810 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 459 437 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 149 number.. 13 754 19 543 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 186 199 number.. 99 198 95 334 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 215 219 number.. 218 792 182 114 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 66 number.. 1 863 2 297 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 23 number.. (D) 34 123 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 3 number.. 8 684 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 588 679 acres.. 132 946 96 411 bushels.. 21 056 659 13 484 942 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 36 40 acres.. 1 202 2 202 tons, green.. 23 068 43 395 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 67 106 acres.. 1 181 2 107 bushels.. 91 067 123 290 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 573 651 acres.. 112 373 111 004 bushels.. 5 104 867 4 940 795 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 139 166 acres.. 3 031 3 877 tons, dry.. 8 364 10 916 @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. .