1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 872 989 Land in farms ..................acres.. 266 083 266 090 Average size of farm .......acres.. 305 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 310 152 226 981 Average per acre .........dollars.. 981 810 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 166 39 583 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 284 332 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 818 914 acres.. 206 408 201 475 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 780 882 acres.. 165 453 149 934 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 14 acres.. 1 688 506 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 550 56 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 347 57 389 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 810 18 657 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 741 38 101 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 189 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 115 126 $100,000 or more .................... 209 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 317 44 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 947 45 053 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 873 989 $1,000.. 14 499 10 578 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 608 10 696 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 513 565 Other ............................... 359 424 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 432 513 200 days or more ................... 310 357 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 537 number.. 30 136 33 765 Beef cows ..................farms.. 343 400 number.. 10 252 10 459 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 48 number.. 1 600 1 708 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 437 534 number.. 20 282 26 320 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 251 271 number.. 131 176 105 496 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 257 285 number.. 248 783 187 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 72 88 number.. 3 746 4 691 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 61 number.. 1 796 3 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 593 707 acres.. 83 928 67 487 bushels.. 11 753 910 6 070 069 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 96 113 acres.. 2 423 2 483 tons, green.. 46 179 33 845 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 131 119 acres.. 3 282 1 807 bushels.. 129 937 69 203 Oats for grain................farms.. 79 107 acres.. 1 146 1 712 bushels.. 56 260 64 373 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 537 648 acres.. 60 541 60 580 bushels.. 2 644 265 1 831 319 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 485 546 acres.. 18 918 18 627 tons, dry.. 49 966 39 578 @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. .