1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MUSCATINE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 803 901 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 832 233 026 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 371 565 288 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 442 1 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 771 49 105 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 259 180 to 499 acres .................... 254 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 726 832 acres.. 189 685 199 021 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 691 801 acres.. 164 397 153 624 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 36 acres.. 4 415 3 177 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 427 54 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 478 60 275 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 076 24 833 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 351 29 474 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 144 $100,000 or more .................... 216 172 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 553 45 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 201 50 970 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 803 900 $1,000.. 12 359 9 110 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 391 10 122 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 501 546 Other ............................... 302 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 397 480 200 days or more ................... 278 337 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 333 377 number.. 21 273 26 833 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 279 number.. 7 493 9 011 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 36 number.. 1 486 1 441 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 324 381 number.. 11 826 17 106 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 246 271 number.. 91 615 91 269 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 261 289 number.. 181 310 152 451 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 84 105 number.. 3 052 3 774 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 56 number.. 2 081 3 962 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 9 number.. 892 836 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 589 684 acres.. 92 569 81 722 bushels.. 12 401 552 7 955 200 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 60 67 acres.. 1 738 1 847 tons, green.. 29 186 25 777 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 28 acres.. 199 737 bushels.. 6 767 27 926 Oats for grain................farms.. 135 204 acres.. 2 637 4 275 bushels.. 148 021 224 208 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 487 556 acres.. 56 839 54 102 bushels.. 2 305 151 1 986 587 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 359 393 acres.. 11 130 12 153 tons, dry.. 34 083 31 220 @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. .