1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAMA COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 294 1 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 401 858 417 178 Average size of farm .......acres.. 311 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 424 547 286 898 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 318 977 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 833 56 161 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 102 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 337 373 180 to 499 acres .................... 452 521 500 to 999 acres .................... 212 225 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 179 1 293 acres.. 356 110 367 588 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 132 1 238 acres.. 297 407 274 884 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 5 acres.. 375 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 630 105 643 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 722 75 244 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 178 54 800 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 452 50 843 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 207 237 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 194 227 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 247 307 $100,000 or more .................... 365 344 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 92 072 80 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 208 57 358 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 293 1 404 $1,000.. 16 160 23 610 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 498 16 816 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 897 1 022 Other ............................... 397 382 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 577 629 200 days or more ................... 339 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 596 702 number.. 41 636 47 664 Beef cows ..................farms.. 454 526 number.. 15 157 16 517 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 64 number.. 1 305 1 837 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 582 721 number.. 29 816 33 299 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 411 461 number.. 132 216 138 669 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 427 491 number.. 270 876 249 542 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 113 139 number.. 6 994 4 969 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 95 number.. (D) 69 688 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 22 number.. 7 566 4 704 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 971 1 137 acres.. 174 699 146 615 bushels.. 24 071 148 19 327 395 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 87 61 acres.. 2 734 1 346 tons, green.. 38 859 26 189 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 153 240 bushels.. 6 498 9 760 Oats for grain................farms.. 249 347 acres.. 4 545 6 465 bushels.. 251 471 313 356 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 840 989 acres.. 100 454 100 936 bushels.. 4 257 560 4 631 128 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 644 671 acres.. 19 964 23 868 tons, dry.. 57 684 73 682 @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. .