1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VAN BUREN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 752 783 Land in farms ..................acres.. 241 422 244 939 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 531 160 879 Average per acre .........dollars.. 699 531 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 967 35 555 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 268 266 500 to 999 acres .................... 107 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 685 740 acres.. 169 302 165 726 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 699 acres.. 108 272 108 140 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 3 acres.. 59 42 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 654 32 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 742 42 084 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 244 13 637 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 410 19 315 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 105 $100,000 or more .................... 97 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 163 25 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 073 32 952 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 753 783 $1,000.. 5 509 5 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 316 7 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 412 478 Other ............................... 340 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 406 404 200 days or more ................... 267 237 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 451 475 number.. 29 600 29 876 Beef cows ..................farms.. 400 426 number.. 14 465 14 685 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 40 number.. 737 494 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 445 490 number.. 14 717 16 457 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 158 200 number.. 70 950 56 843 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 172 206 number.. 137 386 132 498 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 98 128 number.. 4 851 7 285 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 46 number.. 5 353 6 999 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 463 553 acres.. 44 565 41 462 bushels.. 5 768 183 4 100 414 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 65 83 acres.. 1 034 1 667 tons, green.. 13 811 20 150 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 73 40 acres.. 1 510 554 bushels.. 65 243 18 220 Oats for grain................farms.. 98 122 acres.. 1 612 2 046 bushels.. 68 263 72 429 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 381 505 acres.. 36 824 40 843 bushels.. 1 511 190 1 388 369 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 489 537 acres.. 24 723 23 500 tons, dry.. 56 798 47 206 @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. .