1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILLS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 563 641 Land in farms ..................acres.. 237 862 245 380 Average size of farm .......acres.. 422 383 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 491 858 278 058 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 131 773 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 771 56 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 517 603 acres.. 217 133 218 646 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 500 577 acres.. 188 833 169 179 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 664 771 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 64 817 55 111 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 128 85 976 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 340 31 630 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 477 23 481 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 63 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 124 $100,000 or more .................... 191 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 869 37 000 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 647 57 722 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 564 641 $1,000.. 17 846 16 102 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 641 25 120 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 393 469 Other ............................... 170 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 223 272 200 days or more ................... 136 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 221 264 number.. 17 990 21 503 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 203 number.. 5 832 6 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. 92 112 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 224 272 number.. 17 864 23 337 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 128 169 number.. 40 049 42 997 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 170 number.. 86 562 77 324 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 34 number.. 1 218 1 248 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 25 number.. 264 1 319 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 424 513 acres.. 99 293 80 324 bushels.. 14 904 460 9 796 784 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 9 9 acres.. 418 388 tons, green.. 8 145 8 465 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 29 acres.. 309 673 bushels.. 9 745 22 119 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 52 acres.. 939 1 210 bushels.. 57 241 55 791 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 410 487 acres.. 84 285 80 845 bushels.. 3 590 627 2 992 822 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 221 208 acres.. 5 680 6 228 tons, dry.. 15 154 16 896 @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. .