1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WRIGHT COUNTY, IOWA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 812 882 Land in farms ..................acres.. 353 683 344 010 Average size of farm .......acres.. 436 390 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 703 215 504 641 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 582 1 235 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 661 83 069 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 64 62 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 264 343 500 to 999 acres .................... 204 199 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 760 842 acres.. 333 393 323 154 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 744 832 acres.. 312 831 260 638 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 379 85 033 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 388 96 409 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 594 58 762 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 786 26 271 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 31 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 82 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 185 234 $100,000 or more .................... 348 286 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 502 58 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 932 66 717 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 811 882 $1,000.. 28 523 27 417 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 170 31 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 622 701 Other ............................... 190 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 335 382 200 days or more ................... 154 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 131 143 number.. 8 461 8 914 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 55 number.. 1 663 1 313 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 9 number.. 116 273 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 138 155 number.. 9 183 13 914 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 181 197 number.. 82 232 73 215 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 198 219 number.. 159 387 143 753 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 70 number.. 1 830 2 393 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 22 number.. (D) 31 520 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 5 number.. 2 880 1 385 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 716 798 acres.. 167 733 119 346 bushels.. 26 222 277 16 476 936 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 18 acres.. 320 761 tons, green.. 5 680 16 792 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 50 88 acres.. 664 1 546 bushels.. 52 241 94 034 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 680 777 acres.. 143 500 137 106 bushels.. 6 277 200 5 631 282 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 147 150 acres.. 2 144 3 084 tons, dry.. 6 275 8 788 @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. .