1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHELBY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 088 1 177 Land in farms ..................acres.. 353 570 351 387 Average size of farm .......acres.. 325 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 387 197 277 542 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 213 915 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 510 52 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 66 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 230 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 452 530 500 to 999 acres .................... 194 189 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 980 1 071 acres.. 329 939 322 461 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 953 1 035 acres.. 289 366 244 602 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. 168 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 124 076 108 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 041 92 263 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 987 44 370 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 66 090 64 224 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 41 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 51 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 171 226 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 265 312 $100,000 or more .................... 420 321 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 089 79 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 559 67 611 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 086 1 177 $1,000.. 26 577 28 594 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 473 24 294 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 839 920 Other ............................... 249 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 408 470 200 days or more ................... 206 222 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 510 593 number.. 43 037 49 837 Beef cows ..................farms.. 394 420 number.. 12 117 13 600 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 26 number.. 401 692 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 513 627 number.. 37 856 48 742 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 484 492 number.. 194 906 174 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 513 514 number.. 402 092 300 106 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 65 number.. 5 050 2 270 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 47 number.. 1 407 4 161 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) 2 374 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 897 984 acres.. 175 692 132 411 bushels.. 24 218 298 16 173 496 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 59 50 acres.. 1 444 2 044 tons, green.. 19 594 28 816 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 58 bushels.. (D) 2 710 Oats for grain................farms.. 298 380 acres.. 6 128 8 645 bushels.. 452 754 476 387 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 806 881 acres.. 95 989 90 028 bushels.. 4 131 874 3 630 359 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 491 510 acres.. 14 662 14 859 tons, dry.. 50 286 42 633 @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. .