1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SIOUX COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 998 2 015 Land in farms ..................acres.. 495 769 472 363 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 799 282 218 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 731 1 181 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 707 50 364 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 293 310 10 to 49 acres ...................... 237 178 50 to 179 acres ..................... 476 529 180 to 499 acres .................... 729 786 500 to 999 acres .................... 225 179 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 646 1 719 acres.. 452 658 438 716 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 597 1 667 acres.. 416 245 352 858 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 59 acres.. 5 514 8 639 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 422 040 348 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 231 173 001 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 322 55 150 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 344 718 293 447 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 220 295 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 273 319 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 367 379 $100,000 or more .................... 937 787 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 331 099 275 493 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 715 136 789 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 998 2 014 $1,000.. 81 511 68 500 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 796 34 012 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 420 1 490 Other ............................... 578 525 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 895 873 200 days or more ................... 528 476 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 845 894 number.. 186 379 178 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 232 number.. 10 127 9 256 Milk cows ..................farms.. 155 185 number.. 10 100 9 404 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 887 947 number.. 256 313 257 632 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 972 1 021 number.. 601 488 441 534 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 014 1 070 number.. 1 180 718 873 187 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 116 152 number.. 27 585 28 852 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 85 number.. 531 036 650 750 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 20 25 number.. 2 245 745 15 115 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 473 1 561 acres.. 237 825 194 424 bushels.. 32 900 770 22 031 184 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 310 283 acres.. 11 635 10 802 tons, green.. 189 136 145 896 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. 167 231 bushels.. 8 482 9 820 Oats for grain................farms.. 289 479 acres.. 6 476 10 947 bushels.. 532 378 744 073 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 287 1 339 acres.. 148 868 118 683 bushels.. 6 583 633 5 156 590 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 645 683 acres.. 16 503 23 295 tons, dry.. 61 828 77 068 @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. .