1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KOSSUTH COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 592 1 718 Land in farms ..................acres.. 615 034 599 153 Average size of farm .......acres.. 386 349 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 615 677 405 311 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 531 1 158 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 212 70 994 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 100 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 349 368 180 to 499 acres .................... 678 817 500 to 999 acres .................... 327 287 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 502 1 619 acres.. 580 414 563 110 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 490 1 601 acres.. 537 860 459 047 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 587 450 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 190 116 173 436 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 420 100 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 121 738 100 025 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 68 378 73 411 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 26 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 247 349 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 416 465 $100,000 or more .................... 644 568 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 148 358 123 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 190 72 084 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 592 1 717 $1,000.. 42 111 49 897 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 452 29 061 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 281 1 409 Other ............................... 311 309 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 608 687 200 days or more ................... 252 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 361 422 number.. 33 741 34 963 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 182 number.. 5 657 5 384 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 71 number.. 1 742 2 400 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 364 437 number.. 29 886 35 345 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 488 608 number.. 231 962 232 616 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 516 647 number.. 422 333 392 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 96 131 number.. 4 766 6 624 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 72 number.. 79 418 278 711 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 32 number.. 2 491 6 422 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 435 1 556 acres.. 302 923 212 709 bushels.. 45 409 171 30 307 429 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 96 103 acres.. 2 813 2 802 tons, green.. 57 024 59 069 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 54 bushels.. (D) 2 260 Oats for grain................farms.. 216 267 acres.. 3 184 4 886 bushels.. 254 803 297 649 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 329 1 489 acres.. 226 397 233 034 bushels.. 9 445 398 10 015 719 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 414 acres.. 7 408 10 445 tons, dry.. 22 093 32 328 @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. .