1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 734 743 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 723 281 269 Average size of farm .......acres.. 385 379 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 662 184 013 Average per acre .........dollars.. 514 488 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 630 34 681 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 166 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 670 674 acres.. 230 344 217 862 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 618 630 acres.. 126 823 114 904 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 0 acres.. 46 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 912 34 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 202 46 608 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 795 14 430 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 117 20 200 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 74 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 163 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 110 $100,000 or more .................... 95 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 007 26 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 209 35 172 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 733 742 $1,000.. 5 747 6 591 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 840 8 883 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 492 540 Other ............................... 242 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 328 200 days or more ................... 215 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 472 509 number.. 37 277 44 170 Beef cows ..................farms.. 441 439 number.. 19 236 20 557 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 23 number.. 383 686 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 470 522 number.. 21 395 25 717 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 149 167 number.. 39 010 38 007 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 163 178 number.. 78 475 70 369 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 53 number.. 2 747 2 696 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 number.. (D) 1 425 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 435 505 acres.. 52 001 43 055 bushels.. 6 003 312 4 557 377 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 44 21 acres.. 1 386 470 tons, green.. 16 988 5 980 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 19 acres.. 580 343 bushels.. 33 820 11 688 Oats for grain................farms.. 58 81 acres.. 1 579 1 625 bushels.. 64 174 57 353 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 355 426 acres.. 37 444 38 334 bushels.. 1 294 169 1 378 703 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 506 485 acres.. 37 879 34 854 tons, dry.. 87 450 77 469 @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. .