1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 832 1 001 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 818 238 256 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 383 678 314 216 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 389 1 211 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 162 48 436 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 207 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 240 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 752 895 acres.. 207 394 213 501 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 717 841 acres.. 187 257 169 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 12 acres.. 417 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 720 55 492 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 183 55 436 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 605 39 779 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 115 15 712 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 201 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 104 $100,000 or more .................... 179 175 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 034 38 065 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 724 38 027 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 832 1 001 $1,000.. 19 409 15 587 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 328 15 571 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 448 520 Other ............................... 384 481 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 462 579 200 days or more ................... 314 383 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 242 288 number.. 13 162 14 334 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 216 number.. 4 721 5 690 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 14 number.. 464 406 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 240 287 number.. 9 728 10 392 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 120 155 number.. 41 581 40 610 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 129 169 number.. 72 032 73 131 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 68 number.. 2 353 2 819 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. 4 951 20 198 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 534 653 acres.. 97 081 80 518 bushels.. 14 878 392 11 274 889 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 18 acres.. 551 498 tons, green.. 9 500 6 477 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. 81 107 bushels.. 2 675 3 940 Oats for grain................farms.. 63 88 acres.. 1 035 1 600 bushels.. 63 054 87 155 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 487 608 acres.. 81 765 79 880 bushels.. 3 571 654 3 515 595 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 283 302 acres.. 6 748 7 553 tons, dry.. 19 504 22 959 @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. .