1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBSTER COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 059 1 235 Land in farms ..................acres.. 408 462 416 623 Average size of farm .......acres.. 386 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 598 749 432 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 636 1 289 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 218 71 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 75 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 300 180 to 499 acres .................... 348 459 500 to 999 acres .................... 226 223 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 971 1 161 acres.. 379 412 384 173 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 949 1 140 acres.. 357 814 312 048 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. 64 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 126 924 112 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 853 90 805 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 248 71 872 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 677 40 272 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 181 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 153 259 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 227 261 $100,000 or more .................... 397 333 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 000 72 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 432 58 969 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 059 1 235 $1,000.. 40 656 39 764 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 391 32 198 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 777 902 Other ............................... 282 333 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 545 200 days or more ................... 255 268 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 208 231 number.. 10 824 12 135 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 157 number.. 3 483 3 638 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 9 number.. 413 198 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 202 225 number.. 6 746 9 297 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 234 250 number.. 116 958 95 799 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 258 270 number.. 237 054 178 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 62 number.. 1 741 2 887 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 2 423 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 883 1 048 acres.. 181 453 138 143 bushels.. 28 419 824 19 331 951 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 30 acres.. 967 773 tons, green.. 18 130 12 501 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 3 acres.. 27 (D) bushels.. 1 026 2 650 Oats for grain................farms.. 96 93 acres.. 2 085 1 798 bushels.. 133 138 104 881 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 863 1 039 acres.. 173 398 170 666 bushels.. 7 663 843 7 272 652 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 244 acres.. 3 417 4 356 tons, dry.. 10 370 11 473 @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. .