1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 216 1 310 Land in farms ..................acres.. 302 487 303 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 249 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 112 181 805 Average per acre .........dollars.. 989 806 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 879 31 507 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 272 285 50 to 179 acres ..................... 387 444 180 to 499 acres .................... 317 314 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 109 1 203 acres.. 233 679 235 212 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 033 1 104 acres.. 166 704 155 858 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. 53 57 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 996 54 969 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 871 41 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 332 23 179 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 663 31 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 263 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 124 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 180 212 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 239 238 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 148 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 133 $100,000 or more .................... 166 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 628 40 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 700 30 591 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 216 1 310 $1,000.. 13 056 12 968 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 737 9 899 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 592 635 Other ............................... 624 675 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 697 778 200 days or more ................... 505 552 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 706 785 number.. 43 380 47 405 Beef cows ..................farms.. 632 665 number.. 19 273 20 514 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 45 number.. 1 286 1 233 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 699 780 number.. 24 263 25 175 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 226 300 number.. 72 833 91 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 239 310 number.. 124 678 163 172 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 88 number.. 3 011 2 216 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 74 number.. 7 546 36 122 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 929 785 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 694 793 acres.. 79 661 69 880 bushels.. 10 284 074 8 380 487 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 71 50 acres.. 1 997 1 309 tons, green.. 23 078 22 129 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 9 acres.. 62 207 bushels.. 2 780 8 579 Oats for grain................farms.. 103 167 acres.. 1 838 2 972 bushels.. 87 381 125 358 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 593 640 acres.. 56 485 53 371 bushels.. 2 275 847 2 100 582 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 726 791 acres.. 29 547 30 959 tons, dry.. 81 734 83 102 @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. .