1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 026 1 059 Land in farms ..................acres.. 305 685 293 643 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 508 220 540 Average per acre .........dollars.. 822 778 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 542 37 021 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 337 346 180 to 499 acres .................... 309 300 500 to 999 acres .................... 142 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 942 962 acres.. 222 307 212 601 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 879 904 acres.. 157 113 137 088 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 6 acres.. 120 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 69 453 57 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 693 54 144 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 133 21 353 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 319 35 985 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 162 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 237 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 166 161 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 144 $100,000 or more .................... 154 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 294 44 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 893 41 666 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 026 1 059 $1,000.. 14 776 14 948 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 402 14 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 551 615 Other ............................... 475 444 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 573 568 200 days or more ................... 381 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 642 685 number.. 43 900 47 876 Beef cows ..................farms.. 585 609 number.. 22 688 21 765 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 22 number.. 156 96 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 643 697 number.. 24 757 24 951 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 216 275 number.. 61 197 71 853 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 238 297 number.. 117 089 123 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 88 103 number.. 3 326 5 678 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 54 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 398 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 660 698 acres.. 74 784 58 576 bushels.. 10 045 059 6 955 682 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 55 32 acres.. 1 795 1 182 tons, green.. 26 039 14 559 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 120 bushels.. (D) 5 045 Oats for grain................farms.. 114 142 acres.. 2 078 3 048 bushels.. 124 046 153 495 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 556 583 acres.. 54 995 51 363 bushels.. 2 329 063 2 104 554 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 627 666 acres.. 26 972 26 569 tons, dry.. 77 089 72 773 @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. .