1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAYLOR COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 741 774 Land in farms ..................acres.. 278 922 291 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 246 073 180 517 Average per acre .........dollars.. 588 511 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 802 35 752 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 175 185 180 to 499 acres .................... 285 297 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 690 721 acres.. 219 727 229 338 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 635 690 acres.. 140 091 141 043 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 692 40 437 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 012 52 244 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 848 18 395 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 844 22 042 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 134 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 143 $100,000 or more .................... 134 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 778 28 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 610 37 302 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 742 774 $1,000.. 7 298 10 677 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 836 13 795 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 483 556 Other ............................... 258 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 331 341 200 days or more ................... 208 203 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 454 513 number.. 39 735 40 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 408 455 number.. 17 054 18 185 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 24 number.. 445 192 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 463 511 number.. 22 667 21 884 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 191 223 number.. 65 152 62 873 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 205 231 number.. 110 120 98 679 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 40 number.. 2 233 1 523 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 39 number.. 853 1 599 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 528 581 acres.. 66 630 55 044 bushels.. 8 014 094 5 868 957 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 16 acres.. 547 390 tons, green.. 6 327 4 300 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 27 acres.. 543 576 bushels.. 15 372 24 097 Oats for grain................farms.. 86 120 acres.. 2 088 2 737 bushels.. 102 207 104 925 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 464 560 acres.. 51 422 59 816 bushels.. 1 917 682 1 976 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 428 467 acres.. 23 075 24 517 tons, dry.. 55 763 55 475 @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. .