1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 98 860 98 082 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 826 188 28 546 875 Average size of farm .......acres.. 292 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 430 225 015 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 069 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 051 36 155 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 148 3 926 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 714 16 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 346 34 654 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 298 27 573 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 854 10 292 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 500 5 426 Total cropland .................farms.. 87 092 86 617 acres.. 19 229 468 19 228 832 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 72 316 74 240 acres.. 12 449 272 12 158 832 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 891 2 914 acres.. 881 924 708 864 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 367 813 4 303 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 297 43 873 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 307 009 1 861 613 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 060 803 2 441 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 25 039 20 638 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 981 13 881 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 962 16 350 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 17 863 18 998 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 801 10 090 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 529 7 525 $100,000 or more .................... 10 685 10 600 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 214 996 3 395 093 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 639 34 615 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 751 49 248 Other ............................... 54 109 48 834 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 57 118 53 243 200 days or more ................... 41 378 37 799 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 67 198 68 413 number.. 4 312 716 4 165 357 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 935 58 024 number.. 2 023 187 1 876 845 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 175 5 626 number.. 174 669 215 920 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 350 67 044 number.. 2 494 869 2 349 975 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 419 11 894 number.. 3 546 972 2 908 509 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 183 12 133 number.. 8 540 647 5 547 530 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 984 2 505 number.. 76 956 111 362 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 707 4 544 number.. 8 846 447 8 343 409 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 451 341 number.. 202 970 912 82 990 149 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 417 21 382 acres.. 2 477 027 2 445 489 bushels.. 274 381 159 308 784 225 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 021 2 387 acres.. 76 404 81 543 tons, green.. 1 048 825 1 114 626 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 566 6 998 acres.. 311 511 586 559 bushels.. 26 886 487 53 046 665 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 394 16 970 acres.. 1 055 664 1 319 575 bushels.. 52 178 347 58 143 633 Cotton .......................farms.. 863 1 045 acres.. 388 725 313 226 bales.. 554 360 500 430 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 24 201 26 600 acres.. 4 671 797 4 208 729 bushels.. 164 562 845 150 385 224 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 483 57 749 acres.. 3 661 772 3 470 298 tons, dry.. 6 847 820 6 109 410 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.