1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IDA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 729 787 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 831 260 103 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 330 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 410 880 340 405 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 156 956 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 585 49 390 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 274 321 500 to 999 acres .................... 149 142 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 662 717 acres.. 248 095 233 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 635 687 acres.. 213 378 176 524 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 88 403 80 294 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 266 102 026 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 658 29 682 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 745 50 612 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 18 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 84 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 152 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 179 185 $100,000 or more .................... 280 231 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 337 61 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 122 78 379 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 728 787 $1,000.. 18 980 17 847 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 071 22 677 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 555 612 Other ............................... 174 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 297 309 200 days or more ................... 151 160 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 332 384 number.. 36 936 42 915 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 266 number.. 8 255 10 552 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 503 515 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 338 410 number.. 30 251 45 538 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 295 313 number.. 120 240 92 880 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 324 347 number.. 220 866 168 106 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 58 number.. 2 635 3 058 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 26 number.. (D) 5 582 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 5 number.. 769 385 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 591 651 acres.. 119 617 92 054 bushels.. 17 025 671 11 032 148 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 56 39 acres.. 2 228 1 202 tons, green.. 29 356 14 755 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 100 79 bushels.. 5 030 3 240 Oats for grain................farms.. 179 200 acres.. 3 512 4 566 bushels.. 291 997 222 282 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 561 605 acres.. 80 300 69 740 bushels.. 3 480 110 2 642 609 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 339 acres.. 10 393 11 288 tons, dry.. 37 077 37 312 @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. .