1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 996 1 131 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 520 279 315 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 520 183 063 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 019 785 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 905 36 062 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 177 50 to 179 acres ..................... 309 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 346 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 915 1 032 acres.. 213 755 223 313 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 857 972 acres.. 162 365 154 503 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 10 acres.. 280 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 241 63 716 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 503 56 336 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 729 26 309 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 512 37 408 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 195 227 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 162 $100,000 or more .................... 213 195 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 620 45 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 823 40 235 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 996 1 131 $1,000.. 14 690 15 656 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 749 13 843 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 568 672 Other ............................... 428 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 517 592 200 days or more ................... 366 393 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 498 586 number.. 32 098 35 063 Beef cows ..................farms.. 413 445 number.. 13 220 12 625 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 41 number.. 1 267 1 334 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 501 585 number.. 19 934 22 399 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 285 381 number.. 118 376 129 745 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 304 402 number.. 217 257 227 507 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 78 87 number.. 5 715 4 066 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 60 number.. (D) 36 292 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 13 number.. 794 1 059 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 667 801 acres.. 79 467 70 865 bushels.. 10 441 414 8 764 911 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 56 37 acres.. 1 276 1 039 tons, green.. 18 194 15 062 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 16 acres.. 254 235 bushels.. 8 495 7 450 Oats for grain................farms.. 162 246 acres.. 3 250 4 948 bushels.. 188 947 248 410 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 582 688 acres.. 58 986 58 702 bushels.. 2 470 255 2 435 855 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 545 598 acres.. 22 145 21 952 tons, dry.. 60 300 56 969 @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. .