1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 242 1 356 Land in farms ..................acres.. 284 537 305 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 357 551 254 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 584 1 167 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 141 50 671 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 104 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 473 447 180 to 499 acres .................... 338 425 500 to 999 acres .................... 131 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 153 1 239 acres.. 248 641 265 295 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 085 1 178 acres.. 202 620 198 971 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 17 acres.. 305 152 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 531 94 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 138 69 959 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 857 27 949 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 64 674 66 915 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 188 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 187 201 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 214 268 $100,000 or more .................... 311 270 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 739 73 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 866 54 357 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 241 1 356 $1,000.. 14 559 20 321 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 732 14 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 799 887 Other ............................... 443 469 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 578 678 200 days or more ................... 392 424 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 606 704 number.. 38 931 44 479 Beef cows ..................farms.. 428 499 number.. 12 853 14 393 Milk cows ..................farms.. 113 131 number.. 3 071 3 667 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 605 697 number.. 24 453 29 315 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 496 569 number.. 206 249 201 494 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 521 594 number.. 365 138 350 424 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 153 199 number.. 7 745 12 079 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 104 140 number.. 464 578 454 105 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 28 number.. 18 618 10 610 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 880 1 020 acres.. 113 861 108 975 bushels.. 14 789 964 11 784 648 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 154 152 acres.. 2 614 2 702 tons, green.. 40 762 39 665 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 18 acres.. 838 369 bushels.. 41 651 17 322 Oats for grain................farms.. 352 465 acres.. 7 917 10 945 bushels.. 449 934 570 480 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 634 705 acres.. 57 227 54 296 bushels.. 2 318 277 2 117 402 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 698 726 acres.. 25 554 27 387 tons, dry.. 75 427 78 049 @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. .