1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 671 693 Land in farms ..................acres.. 236 265 233 595 Average size of farm .......acres.. 352 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 377 185 510 Average per acre .........dollars.. 736 556 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 430 31 176 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 238 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 612 640 acres.. 174 743 177 099 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 562 597 acres.. 109 504 101 216 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 481 39 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 251 57 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 571 13 081 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 910 26 549 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 129 $100,000 or more .................... 119 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 257 30 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 930 43 456 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 672 694 $1,000.. 9 580 9 815 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 256 14 143 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 427 436 Other ............................... 244 257 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 322 353 200 days or more ................... 199 202 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 464 479 number.. 41 025 45 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 428 422 number.. 19 823 20 631 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 24 number.. 235 224 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 460 473 number.. 25 388 24 816 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 145 186 number.. 43 233 44 487 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 154 186 number.. 89 296 74 186 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 65 number.. 22 893 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 45 number.. (D) 1 898 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 1 054 320 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 437 473 acres.. 49 369 40 799 bushels.. 6 143 927 4 545 259 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 32 22 acres.. 730 603 tons, green.. 8 975 6 844 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 10 acres.. 96 268 bushels.. 4 132 7 953 Oats for grain................farms.. 122 139 acres.. 3 395 3 301 bushels.. 188 747 137 330 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 363 425 acres.. 33 191 32 681 bushels.. 1 270 116 1 230 031 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 438 457 acres.. 25 851 25 540 tons, dry.. 71 746 65 941 @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. .