1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 913 973 Land in farms ..................acres.. 233 217 230 461 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 237 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 395 361 559 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 898 1 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 688 55 927 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 256 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 286 329 500 to 999 acres .................... 112 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 842 892 acres.. 212 360 210 370 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 801 862 acres.. 191 452 166 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 17 acres.. 988 202 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 084 81 530 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 763 83 792 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 364 32 387 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 720 49 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 124 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 149 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 167 $100,000 or more .................... 277 246 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 702 65 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 461 66 881 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 916 973 $1,000.. 14 775 14 547 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 129 14 951 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 592 636 Other ............................... 321 337 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 430 475 200 days or more ................... 288 307 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 343 398 number.. 24 337 30 430 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 261 number.. 5 477 6 533 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 40 number.. 2 264 2 331 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 341 398 number.. 19 119 28 129 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 284 338 number.. 139 039 137 971 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 308 353 number.. 252 871 218 118 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 80 109 number.. 2 431 3 251 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 60 number.. 2 845 5 964 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 16 number.. 1 835 4 527 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 695 763 acres.. 128 200 111 372 bushels.. 18 175 509 13 407 266 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 83 70 acres.. 2 326 1 969 tons, green.. 38 082 31 431 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 107 109 bushels.. 3 922 5 604 Oats for grain................farms.. 162 263 acres.. 2 482 4 480 bushels.. 166 606 293 480 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 562 603 acres.. 50 011 38 786 bushels.. 2 304 683 1 761 863 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 398 424 acres.. 9 461 11 494 tons, dry.. 30 751 33 782 @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. .