1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONONA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 822 854 Land in farms ..................acres.. 392 835 377 030 Average size of farm .......acres.. 478 441 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 430 858 356 706 Average per acre .........dollars.. 902 773 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 616 63 458 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 198 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 171 177 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 755 799 acres.. 336 227 320 615 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 717 783 acres.. 286 468 242 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 108 90 acres.. 37 781 25 152 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 592 75 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 159 87 869 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 397 43 192 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 196 31 848 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 46 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 166 $100,000 or more .................... 300 234 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 801 55 454 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 700 65 011 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 822 853 $1,000.. 28 717 20 431 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 935 23 952 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 622 655 Other ............................... 200 199 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 363 200 days or more ................... 160 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 318 number.. 39 705 36 886 Beef cows ..................farms.. 232 216 number.. 9 938 8 753 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 13 number.. 216 249 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 323 335 number.. 36 927 31 739 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 235 230 number.. 72 564 57 242 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 256 247 number.. 134 317 101 724 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 41 number.. 1 700 1 838 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 40 number.. (D) 1 544 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 647 738 acres.. 161 113 127 574 bushels.. 22 148 419 15 077 846 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 74 60 acres.. 2 683 2 084 tons, green.. 44 346 31 127 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 34 acres.. 1 214 1 151 bushels.. 43 068 38 895 Oats for grain................farms.. 97 128 acres.. 2 392 4 556 bushels.. 183 299 214 139 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 563 630 acres.. 110 765 97 936 bushels.. 4 751 636 3 594 035 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 288 acres.. 10 210 8 834 tons, dry.. 32 491 25 860 @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. .