1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PLYMOUTH COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 615 1 740 Land in farms ..................acres.. 518 247 521 469 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 416 492 291 724 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 292 1 047 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 497 51 535 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 151 133 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 344 418 180 to 499 acres .................... 646 741 500 to 999 acres .................... 238 253 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 448 1 595 acres.. 461 805 465 370 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 360 1 545 acres.. 400 880 359 863 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 1 930 1 799 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 221 185 183 614 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 956 105 525 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 058 54 527 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 146 126 129 086 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 255 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 236 317 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 309 352 $100,000 or more .................... 626 547 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 173 882 134 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 667 77 402 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 615 1 740 $1,000.. 42 740 44 346 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 464 25 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 180 1 320 Other ............................... 435 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 629 706 200 days or more ................... 376 370 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 715 780 number.. 92 041 85 592 Beef cows ..................farms.. 477 481 number.. 18 506 15 644 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 61 number.. 2 140 1 815 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 725 798 number.. 92 041 91 422 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 780 865 number.. 403 064 333 224 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 830 897 number.. 748 248 626 498 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 123 124 number.. 8 615 7 421 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 85 number.. (D) 150 595 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 16 number.. 2 450 7 943 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 232 1 452 acres.. 223 661 188 164 bushels.. 30 908 110 20 983 864 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 140 118 acres.. 5 054 2 886 tons, green.. 73 268 41 879 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 19 acres.. 379 325 bushels.. 18 352 14 129 Oats for grain................farms.. 371 563 acres.. 9 704 16 054 bushels.. 720 220 1 058 772 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 123 1 287 acres.. 151 940 137 600 bushels.. 6 697 405 5 594 158 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 650 711 acres.. 16 324 21 453 tons, dry.. 60 506 71 173 @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. .