1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARSHALL COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 949 1 073 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 858 330 012 Average size of farm .......acres.. 330 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 433 790 313 765 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 298 1 041 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 550 51 061 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 291 355 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 880 977 acres.. 282 571 293 898 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 839 929 acres.. 244 553 217 817 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 8 acres.. 38 12 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 491 90 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 946 84 146 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 096 49 698 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 395 40 591 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 180 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 169 196 $100,000 or more .................... 308 282 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 825 67 296 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 115 62 776 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 949 1 072 $1,000.. 21 787 20 347 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 957 18 980 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 661 763 Other ............................... 288 310 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 432 482 200 days or more ................... 264 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 387 464 number.. 28 373 36 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 298 353 number.. 8 658 11 189 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 21 number.. 892 769 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 388 471 number.. 21 846 27 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 232 300 number.. 126 867 110 052 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 246 315 number.. 232 322 191 669 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 94 108 number.. 4 455 4 666 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 42 number.. (D) 2 411 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 11 number.. 840 2 522 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 745 833 acres.. 149 890 121 035 bushels.. 22 158 940 16 830 774 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 56 38 acres.. 1 788 1 467 tons, green.. 29 483 26 764 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 10 acres.. 80 140 bushels.. 3 390 5 938 Oats for grain................farms.. 126 197 acres.. 2 356 3 631 bushels.. 153 534 184 055 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 624 744 acres.. 83 474 81 281 bushels.. 3 862 406 3 909 328 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 416 445 acres.. 11 109 13 025 tons, dry.. 30 862 37 663 @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. .