1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OSCEOLA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 737 731 Land in farms ..................acres.. 260 780 230 671 Average size of farm .......acres.. 354 316 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 543 750 340 338 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 443 1 063 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 573 60 207 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 302 334 500 to 999 acres .................... 131 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 671 682 acres.. 245 245 215 844 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 655 676 acres.. 222 804 178 191 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 11 acres.. 604 1 139 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 94 627 74 371 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 394 101 739 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 042 35 059 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 585 39 312 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 185 190 $100,000 or more .................... 300 219 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 305 52 776 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 037 72 197 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 737 731 $1,000.. 25 142 20 227 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 114 27 670 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 581 581 Other ............................... 156 150 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 295 294 200 days or more ................... 143 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 277 number.. 26 898 29 424 Beef cows ..................farms.. 83 85 number.. 2 082 2 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 60 number.. 1 807 1 531 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 258 307 number.. 28 801 28 110 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 237 260 number.. 134 341 97 240 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 259 271 number.. 248 582 178 655 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 56 number.. 6 026 3 981 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 15 number.. 1 300 6 183 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 619 616 acres.. 110 386 77 922 bushels.. 14 268 380 10 347 932 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 71 49 acres.. 2 167 1 573 tons, green.. 34 279 24 093 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 5 acres.. 293 158 bushels.. 12 230 4 079 Oats for grain................farms.. 107 157 acres.. 1 671 2 702 bushels.. 151 919 195 555 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 621 624 acres.. 107 196 91 774 bushels.. 4 210 212 3 803 501 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 247 259 acres.. 4 493 5 878 tons, dry.. 14 436 16 170 @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. .