1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WORTH COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 642 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 632 221 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 350 332 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 414 728 317 865 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 185 1 043 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 787 66 499 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 83 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 199 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 131 143 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 589 617 acres.. 209 339 205 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 562 592 acres.. 187 748 157 665 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 3 acres.. 482 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 724 56 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 374 83 964 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 099 32 006 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 625 23 997 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 55 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 159 $100,000 or more .................... 226 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 53 017 44 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 453 66 936 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 643 667 $1,000.. 9 589 9 847 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 912 14 764 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 451 519 Other ............................... 191 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 276 200 days or more ................... 170 137 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 228 number.. 11 468 13 566 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 150 number.. 3 034 2 902 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 29 number.. 371 1 110 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 229 number.. 10 068 10 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 206 229 number.. 72 076 71 694 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 220 245 number.. 127 767 122 653 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 67 number.. 1 548 2 234 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 21 number.. (D) 11 141 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 2 number.. 2 835 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 504 552 acres.. 108 012 77 320 bushels.. 14 258 316 10 020 057 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 52 65 acres.. 1 183 1 372 tons, green.. 18 747 23 135 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Oats for grain................farms.. 119 146 acres.. 1 733 2 758 bushels.. 122 622 160 748 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 464 517 acres.. 73 918 72 543 bushels.. 2 875 019 2 918 118 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 237 238 acres.. 4 300 6 256 tons, dry.. 12 723 16 825 @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. .