1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IOWA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 977 1 057 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 285 329 705 Average size of farm .......acres.. 329 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 867 262 675 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 021 873 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 992 51 450 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 375 440 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 924 985 acres.. 272 811 287 149 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 857 947 acres.. 207 091 203 549 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 539 91 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 788 86 376 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 128 34 158 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 411 57 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 176 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 150 187 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 168 207 $100,000 or more .................... 266 260 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 227 70 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 964 66 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 978 1 057 $1,000.. 15 799 18 755 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 155 17 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 664 796 Other ............................... 313 261 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 451 435 200 days or more ................... 286 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 524 621 number.. 51 248 58 270 Beef cows ..................farms.. 401 505 number.. 16 405 20 685 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 47 number.. 1 078 1 319 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 531 643 number.. 38 648 41 383 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 372 450 number.. 144 730 158 470 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 396 462 number.. 265 337 253 035 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 110 number.. 4 167 4 579 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 43 number.. (D) 7 539 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 6 number.. 3 659 2 025 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 735 863 acres.. 126 689 118 279 bushels.. 15 437 381 14 285 398 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 111 76 acres.. 3 357 2 018 tons, green.. 43 433 30 584 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 12 acres.. 97 111 bushels.. 3 511 6 413 Oats for grain................farms.. 259 393 acres.. 6 159 9 024 bushels.. 338 214 457 953 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 575 670 acres.. 50 270 48 725 bushels.. 1 974 300 2 119 747 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 578 637 acres.. 25 048 29 335 tons, dry.. 70 457 84 406 @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. .