1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 078 1 158 Land in farms ..................acres.. 309 508 321 504 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 370 355 267 295 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 378 1 044 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 989 59 078 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 101 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 294 180 to 499 acres .................... 396 431 500 to 999 acres .................... 175 167 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 956 1 058 acres.. 267 495 278 666 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 916 1 024 acres.. 223 302 206 315 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 48 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 948 113 286 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 618 97 829 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 890 33 116 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 059 80 170 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 65 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 174 167 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 205 229 $100,000 or more .................... 399 354 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 536 83 690 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 407 72 333 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 078 1 157 $1,000.. 27 112 24 755 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 150 21 396 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 786 872 Other ............................... 292 286 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 426 470 200 days or more ................... 240 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 421 481 number.. 29 911 30 074 Beef cows ..................farms.. 304 334 number.. 10 301 10 748 Milk cows ..................farms.. 53 64 number.. 1 153 1 004 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 419 488 number.. 19 283 20 410 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 561 592 number.. 344 170 291 267 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 580 605 number.. 709 307 574 390 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 109 142 number.. 8 042 8 542 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 79 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 22 number.. 7 086 6 311 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 812 932 acres.. 127 681 116 371 bushels.. 16 655 738 13 290 292 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 89 78 acres.. 1 726 1 618 tons, green.. 23 814 25 914 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 47 acres.. 900 876 bushels.. 42 135 36 235 Oats for grain................farms.. 217 327 acres.. 4 421 6 212 bushels.. 232 375 295 085 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 705 769 acres.. 77 777 66 723 bushels.. 3 390 420 2 818 021 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 495 514 acres.. 17 016 17 874 tons, dry.. 47 238 41 048 @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. .