1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 O'BRIEN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 147 1 232 Land in farms ..................acres.. 362 109 362 209 Average size of farm .......acres.. 316 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 504 319 362 397 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 676 1 199 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 118 58 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 129 117 10 to 49 acres ...................... 67 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 252 292 180 to 499 acres .................... 476 547 500 to 999 acres .................... 185 168 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 019 1 126 acres.. 332 435 331 555 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 010 1 104 acres.. 309 290 269 638 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) 8 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 146 180 156 715 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 445 127 204 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 416 52 958 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 764 103 757 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 54 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 198 216 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 256 322 $100,000 or more .................... 470 402 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 110 657 114 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 559 92 850 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 146 1 233 $1,000.. 33 468 41 866 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 204 33 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 856 977 Other ............................... 291 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 480 498 200 days or more ................... 258 216 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 338 381 number.. 33 481 54 433 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 184 number.. 4 805 6 869 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 62 number.. 1 008 1 722 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 406 number.. 37 600 84 562 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 493 536 number.. 266 685 219 771 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 526 574 number.. 497 663 409 093 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 88 91 number.. 4 725 4 158 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 35 number.. (D) 29 981 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 23 number.. (D) 6 142 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 948 1 056 acres.. 156 380 124 897 bushels.. 21 602 540 16 222 003 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 97 67 acres.. 2 729 2 155 tons, green.. 47 676 40 008 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 34 bushels.. 0 1 560 Oats for grain................farms.. 147 283 acres.. 1 981 4 530 bushels.. 167 645 346 987 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 935 999 acres.. 145 046 132 665 bushels.. 6 237 170 5 610 722 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 346 acres.. 5 967 8 570 tons, dry.. 19 746 26 522 @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. .