1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POCAHONTAS COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 919 987 Land in farms ..................acres.. 359 442 349 376 Average size of farm .......acres.. 391 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 595 479 402 097 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 457 1 123 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 481 76 821 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 340 409 500 to 999 acres .................... 237 214 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 878 944 acres.. 342 054 330 508 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 871 929 acres.. 320 421 265 872 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 051 94 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 751 95 364 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 72 162 52 217 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 890 41 907 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 187 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 217 259 $100,000 or more .................... 375 287 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 945 67 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 727 68 584 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 919 987 $1,000.. 33 820 26 738 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 801 27 090 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 720 796 Other ............................... 199 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 401 200 days or more ................... 173 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 181 211 number.. 15 639 17 817 Beef cows ..................farms.. 87 113 number.. 1 882 2 523 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 10 number.. 362 292 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 180 205 number.. 15 488 21 944 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 260 303 number.. 116 921 117 561 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 286 323 number.. 241 494 224 380 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 47 number.. 2 356 2 716 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 18 number.. (D) 107 133 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) 1 880 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 829 910 acres.. 165 258 118 510 bushels.. 25 063 386 15 779 661 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 44 36 acres.. 1 366 1 831 tons, green.. 24 019 47 768 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 82 121 acres.. 1 414 2 024 bushels.. 112 033 125 628 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 818 878 acres.. 152 808 142 055 bushels.. 6 644 547 5 258 627 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 176 198 acres.. 3 032 4 570 tons, dry.. 8 486 13 757 @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. .