1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 529 1 690 Land in farms ..................acres.. 349 252 356 000 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 211 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 809 245 298 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 521 1 147 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 986 45 693 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 134 135 10 to 49 acres ...................... 265 332 50 to 179 acres ..................... 537 605 180 to 499 acres .................... 397 423 500 to 999 acres .................... 152 160 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 412 1 577 acres.. 303 604 308 295 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 338 1 502 acres.. 260 797 242 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 37 18 acres.. 581 231 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 380 92 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 959 54 922 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 214 42 899 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 166 49 919 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 197 241 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 264 342 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 253 304 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 202 212 $100,000 or more .................... 304 252 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 697 77 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 086 46 045 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 529 1 688 $1,000.. 18 036 14 060 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 796 8 330 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 885 979 Other ............................... 644 711 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 796 906 200 days or more ................... 566 615 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 702 788 number.. 43 250 46 537 Beef cows ..................farms.. 502 508 number.. 12 075 12 110 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 134 number.. 2 339 4 048 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 703 780 number.. 32 191 33 186 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 396 478 number.. 128 574 127 753 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 432 508 number.. 232 380 208 731 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 125 172 number.. 4 715 7 003 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 78 number.. 2 941 4 650 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 13 number.. 3 391 4 114 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 038 1 260 acres.. 142 449 124 735 bushels.. 19 338 493 15 227 689 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 164 126 acres.. 3 783 2 814 tons, green.. 58 763 48 959 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 28 acres.. 153 368 bushels.. 6 545 12 916 Oats for grain................farms.. 331 489 acres.. 6 810 9 449 bushels.. 401 075 512 429 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 817 946 acres.. 89 318 81 631 bushels.. 3 755 015 3 458 797 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 774 861 acres.. 22 965 26 646 tons, dry.. 61 308 73 686 @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. .