1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LYON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 194 1 234 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 599 342 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 429 284 406 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 345 981 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 449 53 131 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 128 125 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 259 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 519 545 500 to 999 acres .................... 160 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 028 1 108 acres.. 313 211 312 475 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 002 1 078 acres.. 279 865 249 352 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 16 acres.. 1 251 1 339 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 173 419 135 613 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 242 109 897 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 293 38 781 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 125 126 96 832 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 40 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 35 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 185 251 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 299 284 $100,000 or more .................... 491 390 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 137 665 99 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 297 80 275 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 194 1 234 $1,000.. 31 434 34 861 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 326 28 250 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 925 1 000 Other ............................... 269 234 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 483 458 200 days or more ................... 260 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 620 649 number.. 88 514 69 260 Beef cows ..................farms.. 284 287 number.. 11 764 10 335 Milk cows ..................farms.. 86 134 number.. 3 884 4 550 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 668 688 number.. 103 033 77 511 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 514 567 number.. 232 607 200 491 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 549 599 number.. 477 954 404 640 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 102 number.. 7 911 7 539 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 55 number.. 13 216 9 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 21 number.. (D) 5 404 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 923 1 016 acres.. 144 479 117 416 bushels.. 18 493 448 13 619 698 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 251 184 acres.. 7 815 5 684 tons, green.. 129 333 79 413 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 65 53 bushels.. (D) 2 250 Oats for grain................farms.. 247 369 acres.. 4 689 8 074 bushels.. 375 054 566 384 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 882 939 acres.. 112 706 105 550 bushels.. 4 481 809 4 264 389 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 534 580 acres.. 13 329 17 502 tons, dry.. 46 086 56 854 @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. .