1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINNESHIEK COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 495 1 633 Land in farms ..................acres.. 357 684 377 025 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 058 192 457 Average per acre .........dollars.. 934 846 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 040 56 635 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 99 113 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 488 538 180 to 499 acres .................... 606 699 500 to 999 acres .................... 138 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 364 1 510 acres.. 284 228 300 701 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 273 1 422 acres.. 221 182 219 642 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 62 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 003 120 561 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 614 73 828 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 208 21 110 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 102 796 99 451 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 248 291 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 248 267 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 264 330 $100,000 or more .................... 448 420 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 420 86 449 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 826 52 939 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 495 1 633 $1,000.. 25 768 32 486 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 236 19 893 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 108 1 265 Other ............................... 387 368 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 574 586 200 days or more ................... 342 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 010 1 217 number.. 96 613 103 658 Beef cows ..................farms.. 458 522 number.. 16 005 16 017 Milk cows ..................farms.. 461 570 number.. 22 796 26 299 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 010 1 236 number.. 48 616 50 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 591 710 number.. 182 524 183 559 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 635 743 number.. 351 038 320 287 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 72 106 number.. 3 824 6 023 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 92 number.. (D) 262 549 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 9 number.. (D) 1 373 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 158 1 290 acres.. 121 761 103 614 bushels.. 14 463 240 13 335 146 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 512 424 acres.. 12 075 8 486 tons, green.. 179 507 139 809 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 6 acres.. 84 79 bushels.. 3 795 4 030 Oats for grain................farms.. 673 853 acres.. 15 039 20 576 bushels.. 816 162 1 217 857 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 348 411 acres.. 17 569 18 580 bushels.. 609 512 773 018 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 081 1 220 acres.. 62 309 76 101 tons, dry.. 192 850 249 750 @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. .