1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAIR COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 861 788 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 101 267 066 Average size of farm .......acres.. 311 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 619 154 983 Average per acre .........dollars.. 650 454 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 978 28 605 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 286 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 294 266 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 757 716 acres.. 171 090 173 896 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 640 646 acres.. 91 350 96 205 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 14 acres.. (D) 305 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 804 21 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 324 26 841 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 397 8 085 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 407 13 066 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 220 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 195 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 73 $100,000 or more .................... 41 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 275 15 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 903 19 913 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 373 393 Other ............................... 488 395 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 498 427 200 days or more ................... 366 299 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 574 520 number.. 38 416 35 034 Beef cows ..................farms.. 526 469 number.. 21 431 19 728 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 27 number.. 460 539 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 561 513 number.. 21 761 20 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 99 number.. 5 920 12 263 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 104 number.. 11 689 27 682 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 40 number.. 1 767 2 008 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 27 number.. 486 959 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 40 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 188 244 acres.. 13 365 15 474 bushels.. 1 441 542 1 563 257 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 27 acres.. 233 691 tons, green.. 2 481 9 252 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 279 bushels.. (D) 22 357 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 66 acres.. 2 787 1 982 bushels.. 135 167 63 705 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 269 269 acres.. 30 993 28 925 bushels.. 1 116 539 922 268 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 542 573 acres.. 45 680 51 527 tons, dry.. 78 931 76 849 @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.