1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 757 899 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 021 211 685 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 474 155 927 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 008 723 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 782 31 114 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 167 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 253 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 714 833 acres.. 150 251 162 399 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 659 788 acres.. 112 143 116 921 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 3 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 168 35 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 420 39 416 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 309 17 003 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 859 18 432 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 196 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 115 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 193 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 86 $100,000 or more .................... 119 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 587 27 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 394 31 145 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 758 899 $1,000.. 7 626 6 685 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 061 7 436 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 384 485 Other ............................... 373 414 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 418 478 200 days or more ................... 299 353 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 398 477 number.. 24 322 25 907 Beef cows ..................farms.. 343 400 number.. 12 320 11 360 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 30 number.. 408 634 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 394 478 number.. 13 480 16 479 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 196 number.. 54 724 48 166 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 150 197 number.. 84 710 83 003 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 74 number.. 3 599 3 042 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 51 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. 617 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 406 511 acres.. 51 736 49 900 bushels.. 6 815 170 5 287 674 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 27 33 acres.. 1 109 869 tons, green.. 17 934 12 466 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 6 acres.. 676 59 bushels.. 18 398 1 170 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 98 acres.. 1 042 1 651 bushels.. 58 079 68 796 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 339 470 acres.. 42 352 46 721 bushels.. 1 721 757 1 800 536 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 435 535 acres.. 17 645 19 928 tons, dry.. 37 947 45 976 @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. .