1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SAC COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 967 1 035 Land in farms ..................acres.. 364 172 359 677 Average size of farm .......acres.. 377 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 550 472 357 000 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 499 1 071 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 236 58 997 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 82 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 358 434 500 to 999 acres .................... 188 201 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 874 961 acres.. 327 634 321 946 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 852 945 acres.. 294 926 258 981 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 739 707 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 146 389 129 941 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 385 125 547 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 62 357 45 971 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 033 83 971 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 186 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 211 212 $100,000 or more .................... 403 357 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 906 97 631 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 605 94 329 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 968 1 035 $1,000.. 31 266 30 925 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 299 29 879 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 739 828 Other ............................... 228 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 391 375 200 days or more ................... 202 182 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 340 number.. 46 962 51 204 Beef cows ..................farms.. 213 229 number.. 7 437 8 852 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 30 number.. 826 981 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 363 number.. 50 771 61 924 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 403 437 number.. 228 016 219 218 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 430 447 number.. 461 236 384 947 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 100 number.. 9 410 6 951 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 46 number.. 111 700 204 693 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 10 number.. 355 4 230 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 800 897 acres.. 154 463 119 558 bushels.. 22 931 866 15 021 139 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 63 54 acres.. 2 166 2 928 tons, green.. 38 459 39 347 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 3 acres.. 264 64 bushels.. 10 286 3 150 Oats for grain................farms.. 182 237 acres.. 3 597 5 983 bushels.. 304 168 362 676 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 762 867 acres.. 126 791 117 882 bushels.. 5 586 906 4 875 822 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 349 354 acres.. 9 973 13 399 tons, dry.. 32 159 43 069 @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. .