1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 645 742 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 977 242 430 Average size of farm .......acres.. 360 327 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 469 698 367 438 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 262 1 132 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 637 63 377 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 131 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 605 700 acres.. 216 521 224 561 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 584 686 acres.. 197 469 177 414 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 515 57 541 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 822 77 548 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 869 36 616 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 647 20 925 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 39 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 190 $100,000 or more .................... 233 198 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 704 44 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 628 60 008 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 644 742 $1,000.. 11 046 12 899 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 152 17 385 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 453 582 Other ............................... 192 160 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 286 304 200 days or more ................... 166 141 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 125 159 number.. 5 041 9 127 Beef cows ..................farms.. 63 69 number.. 1 233 1 479 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 48 number.. 867 1 400 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 165 number.. 3 630 7 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 193 236 number.. 79 519 77 367 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 205 252 number.. 133 178 142 260 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 57 number.. 1 876 2 071 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 21 number.. 1 448 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 10 number.. 3 657 1 511 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 530 640 acres.. 121 575 87 427 bushels.. 17 000 885 11 820 656 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 44 46 acres.. 1 064 1 128 tons, green.. 20 197 14 700 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 85 157 acres.. 1 220 2 860 bushels.. 87 876 186 347 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 449 581 acres.. 71 897 82 268 bushels.. 2 794 128 3 070 284 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 214 acres.. 2 977 6 010 tons, dry.. 7 828 19 682 @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. .