1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 441 1 652 Land in farms ..................acres.. 542 855 543 881 Average size of farm .......acres.. 377 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 445 274 297 073 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 187 909 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 843 56 327 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 102 147 10 to 49 acres ...................... 192 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 293 365 180 to 499 acres .................... 446 522 500 to 999 acres .................... 309 307 1,000 acres or more ................. 99 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 310 1 481 acres.. 491 976 488 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 258 1 429 acres.. 432 137 379 836 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 18 acres.. 3 067 1 984 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 180 073 148 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 964 90 047 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 98 982 72 682 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 81 091 76 075 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 174 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 181 230 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 184 255 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 255 310 $100,000 or more .................... 533 446 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 127 086 109 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 315 66 256 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 439 1 651 $1,000.. 47 216 35 496 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 812 21 500 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 042 1 146 Other ............................... 399 506 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 567 724 200 days or more ................... 336 411 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 682 772 number.. 74 955 73 730 Beef cows ..................farms.. 535 568 number.. 18 886 19 993 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 24 number.. 521 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 677 807 number.. 75 056 77 966 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 405 505 number.. 143 893 132 246 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 436 546 number.. 281 712 239 278 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 98 number.. 3 126 3 815 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 97 number.. 1 923 23 973 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 12 number.. 685 1 710 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 128 1 287 acres.. 242 311 190 703 bushels.. 36 053 220 25 187 379 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 124 85 acres.. 3 052 2 859 tons, green.. 56 378 47 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 43 acres.. 287 1 516 bushels.. 9 927 54 434 Oats for grain................farms.. 176 300 acres.. 4 069 7 231 bushels.. 280 524 451 766 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 016 1 126 acres.. 168 779 159 046 bushels.. 7 317 541 6 246 430 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 656 714 acres.. 18 754 22 980 tons, dry.. 58 993 66 760 @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. .