1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STORY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 990 1 138 Land in farms ..................acres.. 331 211 327 081 Average size of farm .......acres.. 335 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 515 256 350 423 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 645 1 237 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 419 50 530 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 270 330 500 to 999 acres .................... 179 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 913 1 036 acres.. 306 862 302 492 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 892 1 001 acres.. 283 490 242 426 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 15 acres.. 125 307 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 178 101 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 250 89 445 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 794 55 294 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 384 46 494 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 155 220 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 150 167 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 212 $100,000 or more .................... 331 286 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 917 73 684 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 750 64 692 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 989 1 139 $1,000.. 28 996 27 562 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 319 24 199 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 623 727 Other ............................... 367 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 485 554 200 days or more ................... 318 367 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 222 266 number.. 17 454 20 355 Beef cows ..................farms.. 151 169 number.. 3 896 3 917 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 951 833 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 214 281 number.. 14 003 26 698 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 237 266 number.. 112 381 110 672 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 251 290 number.. 206 763 221 283 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 93 102 number.. 4 793 4 032 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 41 number.. (D) 81 386 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 13 number.. 2 455 3 869 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 784 885 acres.. 151 920 116 748 bushels.. 23 212 655 16 455 650 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 41 35 acres.. 1 398 1 235 tons, green.. 27 338 22 164 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 7 acres.. 167 128 bushels.. 11 323 5 419 Oats for grain................farms.. 68 90 acres.. 901 1 527 bushels.. 48 203 86 951 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 737 848 acres.. 125 600 117 965 bushels.. 5 723 470 5 334 137 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 300 283 acres.. 6 382 6 859 tons, dry.. 16 971 18 019 @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. .