1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MITCHELL COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 825 939 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 047 270 582 Average size of farm .......acres.. 319 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 404 547 259 002 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 242 923 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 113 55 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 79 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 210 180 to 499 acres .................... 289 383 500 to 999 acres .................... 144 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 745 842 acres.. 241 380 247 794 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 724 818 acres.. 218 886 192 403 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 3 828 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 680 96 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 309 102 443 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 921 33 922 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 759 62 272 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 128 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 176 $100,000 or more .................... 336 300 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 87 406 72 394 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 947 77 097 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 825 939 $1,000.. 19 462 20 564 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 590 21 900 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 586 676 Other ............................... 239 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 417 200 days or more ................... 231 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 289 356 number.. 36 900 35 450 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 121 number.. 3 033 3 412 Milk cows ..................farms.. 89 110 number.. 3 161 3 883 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 371 number.. 38 621 34 898 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 372 387 number.. 179 330 145 781 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 388 406 number.. 322 154 273 074 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 71 number.. 2 406 1 964 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 63 number.. (D) 521 298 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 54 716 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 667 763 acres.. 126 071 96 111 bushels.. 16 498 024 11 770 471 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 181 168 acres.. 6 873 4 915 tons, green.. 110 093 68 515 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 23 acres.. (D) 338 bushels.. (D) 12 084 Oats for grain................farms.. 208 321 acres.. 4 902 7 833 bushels.. 332 992 476 743 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 563 664 acres.. 75 467 72 951 bushels.. 2 986 614 3 024 302 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 296 377 acres.. 8 452 13 931 tons, dry.. 23 226 35 040 @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. .