1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KEOKUK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 952 1 036 Land in farms ..................acres.. 322 401 343 164 Average size of farm .......acres.. 339 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 886 299 094 Average per acre .........dollars.. 973 843 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 617 52 987 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 238 180 to 499 acres .................... 319 389 500 to 999 acres .................... 170 175 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 868 945 acres.. 267 668 281 115 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 810 892 acres.. 195 808 198 455 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 181 85 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 375 82 373 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 156 33 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 025 51 497 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 99 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 157 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 163 191 $100,000 or more .................... 265 290 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 784 62 938 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 101 60 751 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 952 1 036 $1,000.. 16 504 25 116 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 337 24 243 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 661 755 Other ............................... 291 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 391 393 200 days or more ................... 246 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 476 531 number.. 30 966 38 002 Beef cows ..................farms.. 404 458 number.. 13 997 16 929 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 17 number.. 232 344 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 529 number.. 19 305 21 789 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 385 456 number.. 210 698 187 744 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 405 486 number.. 382 018 350 450 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 88 122 number.. 7 125 12 007 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 55 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 14 number.. 800 988 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 695 828 acres.. 114 181 109 327 bushels.. 14 649 702 13 610 959 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 57 43 acres.. 1 488 939 tons, green.. 20 840 16 749 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 29 acres.. 826 616 bushels.. 39 213 25 108 Oats for grain................farms.. 138 224 acres.. 2 575 4 281 bushels.. 139 713 200 473 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 592 709 acres.. 61 882 64 470 bushels.. 2 508 961 2 684 142 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 455 503 acres.. 18 708 22 121 tons, dry.. 51 507 54 874 @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. .