1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PAGE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 916 1 015 Land in farms ..................acres.. 318 778 337 772 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 071 211 038 Average per acre .........dollars.. 807 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 845 42 293 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 243 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 310 364 500 to 999 acres .................... 187 210 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 849 951 acres.. 272 370 284 766 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 812 908 acres.. 208 542 202 414 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 1 400 1 928 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 768 72 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 267 71 746 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 516 36 881 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 252 35 941 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 61 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 209 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 156 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 180 $100,000 or more .................... 277 217 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 342 52 150 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 442 51 430 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 917 1 014 $1,000.. 30 268 21 411 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 008 21 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 619 699 Other ............................... 297 316 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 420 494 200 days or more ................... 261 272 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 521 578 number.. 38 759 45 986 Beef cows ..................farms.. 434 480 number.. 15 073 16 455 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. 261 290 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 511 611 number.. 27 085 33 468 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 277 315 number.. 85 280 82 672 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 293 332 number.. 147 214 147 801 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 50 number.. 1 976 2 078 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 58 number.. 2 000 4 346 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 250 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 699 812 acres.. 100 327 84 480 bushels.. 14 180 949 9 291 092 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 42 36 acres.. 1 065 1 086 tons, green.. 16 915 16 124 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 64 acres.. 906 1 626 bushels.. 22 892 57 610 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 136 acres.. 1 874 2 540 bushels.. 104 535 107 537 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 672 785 acres.. 89 871 94 261 bushels.. 3 778 184 3 335 358 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 505 549 acres.. 17 183 19 137 tons, dry.. 44 516 49 756 @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. .