1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 682 736 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 638 225 145 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 306 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 178 074 138 810 Average per acre .........dollars.. 581 432 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 194 27 681 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 256 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 624 686 acres.. 145 059 147 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 575 634 acres.. 74 121 75 582 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 3 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 670 27 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 504 37 322 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 827 7 045 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 842 20 424 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 81 $100,000 or more .................... 76 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 838 24 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 368 33 958 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 683 736 $1,000.. 6 089 4 373 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 916 5 942 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 427 Other ............................... 298 309 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 344 200 days or more ................... 250 238 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 471 533 number.. 40 630 41 441 Beef cows ..................farms.. 422 444 number.. 19 376 19 008 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 29 number.. 947 884 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 471 532 number.. 25 668 27 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 122 161 number.. 34 691 31 726 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 126 163 number.. 75 117 75 059 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 80 number.. 3 022 2 901 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 44 number.. 874 1 741 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 209 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 335 447 acres.. 27 399 26 349 bushels.. 3 039 084 2 665 907 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 64 38 acres.. 2 321 1 051 tons, green.. 31 783 14 055 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 6 acres.. 346 104 bushels.. 19 105 4 095 Oats for grain................farms.. 46 83 acres.. 1 279 1 457 bushels.. 60 446 62 381 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 255 333 acres.. 15 675 19 212 bushels.. 547 125 705 634 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 495 519 acres.. 29 977 28 990 tons, dry.. 77 319 71 972 @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. .