1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 227 1 269 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 849 271 914 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 186 224 639 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 599 1 036 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 505 25 387 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 306 313 50 to 179 acres ..................... 478 508 180 to 499 acres .................... 263 281 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 078 1 131 acres.. 172 477 188 376 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 885 949 acres.. 105 771 117 322 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 50 acres.. 4 270 4 628 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 103 35 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 684 28 329 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 824 15 976 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 279 19 973 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 438 352 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 177 199 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 185 233 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 242 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 79 $100,000 or more .................... 73 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 073 31 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 607 24 645 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 437 514 Other ............................... 790 755 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 778 803 200 days or more ................... 629 618 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 705 775 number.. 39 785 36 060 Beef cows ..................farms.. 614 686 number.. 16 351 17 189 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 16 number.. 541 334 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 684 745 number.. 32 816 24 302 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 104 number.. 22 426 31 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 98 number.. 34 489 53 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 69 number.. 2 222 3 933 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 60 number.. 1 458 3 412 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 0 number.. 1 641 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 156 179 acres.. 15 694 16 174 bushels.. 1 347 582 1 913 465 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 15 acres.. 784 785 tons, green.. 12 381 11 320 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 65 acres.. 1 563 3 876 bushels.. 128 294 368 168 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 124 195 acres.. 13 488 17 599 bushels.. 647 394 759 482 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 239 311 acres.. 40 471 43 250 bushels.. 1 262 260 1 456 144 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 685 712 acres.. 36 851 38 269 tons, dry.. 63 184 59 423 @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.