1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LUCAS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 630 690 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 370 206 519 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 324 146 104 Average per acre .........dollars.. 554 468 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 604 26 704 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 226 253 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 576 627 acres.. 156 312 147 514 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 568 acres.. 76 475 77 713 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 372 23 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 273 33 503 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 519 7 507 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 853 15 610 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 84 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 67 $100,000 or more .................... 73 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 369 19 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 973 28 156 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 629 691 $1,000.. 1 310 3 676 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 082 5 319 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 373 421 Other ............................... 257 269 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 344 200 days or more ................... 213 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 441 500 number.. 37 644 39 752 Beef cows ..................farms.. 411 455 number.. 19 583 19 637 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 13 number.. 445 483 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 442 505 number.. 20 919 21 596 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 140 number.. 28 400 28 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 110 142 number.. 57 173 46 575 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 80 number.. 4 318 3 819 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 146 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 298 400 acres.. 27 861 28 860 bushels.. 3 335 836 2 908 261 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 43 28 acres.. 1 317 785 tons, green.. 15 914 9 682 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 2 acres.. 82 (D) bushels.. 3 230 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 76 89 acres.. 2 501 1 837 bushels.. 134 749 71 585 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 233 298 acres.. 18 711 19 978 bushels.. 702 313 715 510 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 452 457 acres.. 28 708 27 877 tons, dry.. 66 259 66 759 @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. .