1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOODBURY COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 254 1 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 442 247 451 759 Average size of farm .......acres.. 353 332 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 368 255 831 Average per acre .........dollars.. 998 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 317 50 399 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 118 123 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 266 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 385 483 500 to 999 acres .................... 225 226 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 123 1 227 acres.. 386 499 399 325 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 032 1 162 acres.. 310 103 278 373 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 25 acres.. 6 352 4 930 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 150 949 127 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 374 93 709 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 850 47 787 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 89 099 79 658 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 182 244 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 209 226 $100,000 or more .................... 362 346 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 127 464 98 327 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 565 72 246 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 255 1 361 $1,000.. 23 626 25 653 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 826 18 848 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 834 942 Other ............................... 420 418 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 575 607 200 days or more ................... 367 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 508 596 number.. 66 198 74 222 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 429 number.. 15 349 16 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 32 number.. 254 351 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 511 609 number.. 79 988 76 149 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 374 449 number.. 146 568 144 487 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 391 470 number.. 257 732 251 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 93 105 number.. 4 180 4 863 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 60 number.. (D) 4 010 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 3 690 374 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 859 1 020 acres.. 192 504 162 688 bushels.. 26 663 576 18 991 273 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 80 70 acres.. 3 240 2 798 tons, green.. 48 050 42 136 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 16 acres.. 375 697 bushels.. 10 040 20 137 Oats for grain................farms.. 176 282 acres.. 5 415 9 046 bushels.. 461 645 495 502 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 690 763 acres.. 97 748 86 671 bushels.. 4 243 826 3 358 177 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 457 510 acres.. 13 051 17 814 tons, dry.. 42 452 48 432 @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. .