1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOUISA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 554 634 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 291 198 855 Average size of farm .......acres.. 345 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 410 769 345 395 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 097 1 104 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 475 65 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 62 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 126 141 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 253 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 519 592 acres.. 164 417 168 176 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 502 571 acres.. 142 036 130 805 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 17 acres.. 4 616 3 447 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 151 42 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 306 66 674 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 840 23 130 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 311 19 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 138 $100,000 or more .................... 162 143 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 360 33 806 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 437 53 238 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 554 635 $1,000.. 9 532 8 709 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 206 13 716 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 462 Other ............................... 207 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 267 200 days or more ................... 158 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 228 number.. 11 454 13 375 Beef cows ..................farms.. 166 180 number.. (D) 5 559 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 191 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 230 number.. 8 159 8 978 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 159 215 number.. 59 935 66 270 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 171 228 number.. 118 462 114 918 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 54 number.. 1 088 2 027 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 29 number.. (D) 2 770 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 1 230 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 434 537 acres.. 80 765 72 324 bushels.. 10 802 648 7 168 836 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 32 33 acres.. 500 656 tons, green.. 6 731 7 329 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 24 acres.. 606 716 bushels.. 27 881 28 483 Oats for grain................farms.. 55 83 acres.. 725 1 120 bushels.. 37 971 54 386 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 396 451 acres.. 55 621 50 482 bushels.. 2 358 933 1 772 175 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 236 acres.. 5 691 7 023 tons, dry.. 16 604 16 495 @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. .