1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POWESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 933 1 047 Land in farms ..................acres.. 340 982 335 448 Average size of farm .......acres.. 365 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 371 993 289 230 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 055 928 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 039 53 170 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 236 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 305 381 500 to 999 acres .................... 200 182 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 861 960 acres.. 300 074 295 594 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 812 904 acres.. 231 967 211 734 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 384 81 132 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 588 77 490 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 296 36 210 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 088 44 922 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 195 197 $100,000 or more .................... 293 288 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 011 57 113 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 680 54 549 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 933 1 047 $1,000.. 19 524 22 440 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 926 21 433 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 659 764 Other ............................... 274 283 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 411 454 200 days or more ................... 262 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 530 649 number.. 43 718 52 353 Beef cows ..................farms.. 443 521 number.. 17 404 19 196 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 40 number.. 867 1 139 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 539 645 number.. 30 349 34 068 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 310 373 number.. 127 039 115 888 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 333 385 number.. 218 675 210 829 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 82 104 number.. 3 748 5 999 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 1 000 894 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 712 818 acres.. 122 666 100 151 bushels.. 15 842 341 12 586 370 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 74 62 acres.. 1 976 1 394 tons, green.. 33 983 23 086 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 164 bushels.. (D) 8 820 Oats for grain................farms.. 284 367 acres.. 7 158 9 532 bushels.. 390 718 464 644 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 622 731 acres.. 78 149 76 368 bushels.. 3 270 771 3 315 883 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 589 616 acres.. 26 990 28 433 tons, dry.. 85 405 89 007 @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. .