1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MAHASKA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 075 1 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 314 887 328 093 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 385 300 291 229 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 287 1 059 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 809 47 997 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 93 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 322 180 to 499 acres .................... 378 462 500 to 999 acres .................... 169 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 982 1 096 acres.. 267 909 277 151 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 921 1 052 acres.. 222 125 211 100 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 975 111 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 884 93 704 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 377 35 848 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 598 75 941 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 109 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 227 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 172 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 173 205 $100,000 or more .................... 358 347 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 90 047 80 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 765 67 758 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 075 1 193 $1,000.. 23 109 28 615 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 497 23 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 737 881 Other ............................... 338 312 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 453 512 200 days or more ................... 279 273 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 504 594 number.. 44 336 47 081 Beef cows ..................farms.. 344 402 number.. 11 417 12 308 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 51 number.. 1 578 1 304 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 502 610 number.. 39 390 44 124 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 436 496 number.. 242 573 231 333 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 477 534 number.. 429 094 407 094 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 93 105 number.. 4 643 4 963 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 65 number.. (D) 176 937 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. 1 197 2 383 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 800 954 acres.. 123 143 107 872 bushels.. 17 119 766 14 344 045 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 127 84 acres.. 2 970 2 178 tons, green.. 45 842 29 372 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 6 acres.. 91 94 bushels.. (D) 3 615 Oats for grain................farms.. 222 318 acres.. 3 902 6 110 bushels.. 227 887 337 828 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 700 858 acres.. 78 645 79 429 bushels.. 3 312 531 3 294 041 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 531 587 acres.. 17 376 18 691 tons, dry.. 52 221 55 259 @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. .